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David 'Kochie' Koch

Born 7 March 1956 (1956-03-07) (age 52)
Occupation Seven Network Journalist
financial commentator

David James Koch, (pronounced Kosh), nicknamed Kochie (pronounced Kosh-ee), (born 7 March 1956) is an Australian television personality and financial commentator. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends The field of finance refers to the concepts of Time, Money and Risk and how they are interrelated Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The field of finance refers to the concepts of Time, Money and Risk and how they are interrelated He currently presents Seven Network's Sunrise morning program each weekday, as co-host with Melissa Doyle. The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. Sunrise is an Australian Breakfast television program broadcast on Channel Seven. Melissa Jane Doyle (born February 10, 1970) is an Australian television personality and co-host of the Seven Network 's Sunrise Koch and Doyle also co-host another Seven Network production Where Are They Now. Where Are They Now is a television show that airs on Australia 's Seven Network. Koch hosts Australia's top-rated small business show, Kochie's Business Builders, which airs on Sundays on the Seven Network.

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Financial journalism

Koch founded Personal Investment magazine and My Business magazine, the largest-circulation small business magazine in Australia. He also provides business and financial commentary for several publications, including Pacific Magazines and AFR Investor. He was formerly associated with Palamedia, a media organisation devoted to business and financial news.

Koch was a director of the NSW Small Business Development Corporation for eight years after its inception in 1996. As a former business owner and operator and now director of Pinstripe Media Pty Ltd, David speaks regularly at corporate events about small business, finance and investment issues.

Recognition

Nominated for a Silver Logie in 2004 and 2005 for Best TV Presenter, Koch has helped Seven and Sunrise's ratings against the Nine Network's Today program. The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian television network based in Willoughby, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney Today, often referred to as The Today Show, is an Australian news program

Koch has written several practical books on family and business financial management; he has also published a book of jokes compiled from his daily joke segment on TV, this was parodied in an episode of the Chaser's War on Everything where reading jokes from "Kochie" was the only thing that got a laugh at a stand-up comedy club. In a survey conducted by Money Management newspaper, his peers recognised him as one of the 10 most influential people of all time in the financial services industry.

"Kochie" as he is known, is frequently parodied on the television show Comedy Inc., played by Paul McCarthy. Comedy Inc is an Australian Sketch comedy Television program produced by Crackerjack Productions. Paul McCarthy is an Australian comedy actor born in Melbourne in 1967 Reader's Digest listed him in the top 50 Most Trusted Australians. Reader's Digest is a monthly general-interest family Magazine co-founded in 1922 by Lila Bell Wallace and DeWitt Wallace.

In 2007, readers of Banking and Finance Magazine voted Koch Australia's Best Finance Journalist while the Council of Small Business Organisations of Australia presented him with the "Small Business Champion award" in recognition of his support of Australian small business.

He was named 2007 Australian Father of the Year by the Australian Father's Day Council on 31 August, 2007. The Australian Father Of The Year award is an Australian award to honor and showcase a fine example of Australian fatherhood [1]

He appeared on Australian soap opera Home and Away in 2007 and he appeared on All Saints in 2004 as an Elvis impersonater. Home and Away (also commonly abbreviated in writing to H&A) is a Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera that has been All Saints is a Logie Award -winning Australian Medical drama which airs on the Seven Network, and various international networks

Koch is a die hard supporter of Port Adelaide Power in the AFL. Port Adelaide Football Club, often referred to as simply Port or the Power is an Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia

Criticism

Since leading Sunrise to ratings success over rival Nine Network program Today, Koch has become a frequent target for criticism from management and on-air talent from the rival network and from the ABC series Media Watch. The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian television network based in Willoughby, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster. Media Watch is an Australian television program broadcast by ABC1 and ABC2.

In April 2006, Koch walked the Kokoda Track in remembrance of Anzac Day. The Kokoda Track or Trail is a single-file foot thoroughfare that runs overland &mdash in a straight line &mdash through the Owen Stanley Range in He was accompanied by his son A. J. ; his brother and nephew; fellow newsreader Natalie Barr's husband Andrew; politicians Joe Hockey and Kevin Rudd, and Rudd's son. Natalie Anne Barr (born 19 March 1968) is a Journalist, newsreader and Television presenter born in Bunbury Western Australia A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person Joseph Benedict "Joe" Hockey (born 2 August 1965) Australian politician is the former Federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957 is the 26th and current Prime Minister of Australia and federal leader of the Centre-left Australian Labor Their journey was documented for Sunrise and finished with a televised Anzac Day service, during which Koch's group controversially wore t-shirts advertising a Seven News, which were prominently visible in the Sunrise program's broadcast. Seven News is the television news service of the Seven Network in Australia. Koch strenuously denied any impropriety.

In May 2006, Koch and Sunrise program co-host Melissa Doyle were acquitted of contempt charges in a Melbourne Local Court. Sunrise is an Australian Breakfast television program broadcast on Channel Seven. Melissa Jane Doyle (born February 10, 1970) is an Australian television personality and co-host of the Seven Network 's Sunrise The charge arose after the name of a 14-year-old boy was published in a case in which the boy sought a guardianship order against his parents. The Seven Network and the show's producer were found guilty of the offence and convicted. The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. [2]

On May 9, 2006, Koch covered the Beaconsfield mine rescue live from Beaconsfield when the trapped miners Todd Russell and Brant Webb were rescued. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Beaconsfield Mine collapse occurred on 25 April 2006 in Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Australia. Todd Russell was a fan of Sunrise, and had been sending messages to Koch while trapped through rescue workers. [3] While being transported to the hospital, Koch claimed that Russell invited him into the ambulance. [4] After Koch's claim was not able to be verified by the emergency workers in charge of the vehicle, the Nine Network later aired an advertisement showing Koch jumping into the ambulance, describing him as an "ambulance chaser". [5] Koch later appeared on the ABC's The Glass House and talked about the incident, defending his actions.

In an October 2007 column for The Sun-Herald, Koch plagiarised verbatim three lines from a column in The Sunday Telegraph. This article is about the Australian newspaper For the newspaper in Biloxi Mississippi see The Sun Herald. The Daily Telegraph is a Tabloid Newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, by Nationwide News, part of News He stated to Media Watch: ". . . it has since been pointed out to me that these 3 sentences look as though they came from a similar story in another newspaper. While that was not obvious in the research brief it isn't an excuse and I take full responsibility for the mistake. "[6]

Preceded by
Chris Reason		 Sunrise Co-Host with Melissa Doyle
2002-		 Succeeded by
incumbent
Preceded by
Andrew Robertson		 Sky News Business Anchor with Michael Pascoe
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Brooke Corte

References

  1. ^ Kochie named Father of the Year. Chris Reason (born 1 October 1965 is Network Reporter for Seven News in Sydney, New South Wales, Sunrise is an Australian Breakfast television program broadcast on Channel Seven. Melissa Jane Doyle (born February 10, 1970) is an Australian television personality and co-host of the Seven Network 's Sunrise Andrew Robertson is a British actor remembered for his performance in The Cement Garden and other roles on Television. Sky News Australia is an Australian 24 hour Cable and Satellite news channel available on Foxtel, Austar, Optus Television Michael Pascoe is an Australian financial Journalist. He is currently a finance commentator for Sunrise, and also a presenter for Retrieved on 2007-10-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross.
  2. ^ Channel 7 Stars Cleared in Contempt Case. ABC News Online. Accessed 2006-12-12
  3. ^ Meade, Amanda; Rintoul, Stuart, Leys, Nick. "Eddie gets the media brawl rolling", The Australian, 11 May 2006, p. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.  2.  
  4. ^ Tippet, Gary; Darby, Andrew, Doherty, Ben, Cubby, Ben. "Free at last", Sydney Morning Herald, 9 May 2006, p. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.  1.  "[Todd Russell] opened the side door and beckoned to the waiting Channel Seven Sunrise presenter David Koch to come over. Koch hopped into the vehicle and the two exchanged warm greetings for a few moments before he got out again. " 
  5. ^ Connolly, Ellen. "TV ratings war gets personal", The Sunday Mail, 2006-05-28, p. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling  11.  
  6. ^ Media Watch: Koch-y Kat (15/10/2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross.

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