Joy and sadness as Sammie reveals first child on way Channel 7 presenter Sammie O'Brien with husband Fraser Byrne and four-month-old Rex. Picture: Lachie Millard. TV by Amy Price Premium Content Subscriber only Without knowing it at the time, Channel 7 presenter Sammie O'Brien's early discovery that she was pregnant became the perfect parting gift for her husband Fraser Byrne's late father. After being diagnosed with a brain tumour in October, Peter Byrne, 65, died in March a week after the couple told him they were expecting their first child, in what O'Brien said gave the family a moment of happiness in a difficult time.