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He may be one of Australia's longest-serving breakfast TV anchors, but Sunrise host David 'Kochie' Koch is still dividing opinion 18 years after stepping into the role
125 shares 'Look, I suppose if you're living in Perth and they ring you up out of the blue and say, "Can you fly to Sydney every weekend and host Weekend Sunrise and we'll see how it goes" … I guess there was a sense of expectation that if they didn't have a role for me, they wouldn't be flying a bloke from Perth every weekend,' he said on Triple M. But it seems no plans were forthcoming, as Kochie signed a two-year contract extension in 2018, which was renewed in July 2020. Not going anywhere: Sadly, Basil's hopes were dashed when network bosses made it clear they were sticking with Koch...
Sunrise: Basil Zempilas 'convinced Seven wanted him to replace Kochie' Jo Scrimshire For Daily Mail Australia © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo Former Weekend Sunrise host Basil Zempilas was convinced he was next in line to take over from David 'Kochie' Koch as Sunrise co-anchor. But his hopes were dashed when network bosses made it clear they were sticking with Kochie, who signed a new two-year deal in July. Basil, 49, who quit Weekend Sunrise in 2019 for family reasons, assumed Seven had big plans for him because of the travel required for his job. © Provided...