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| {{Infobox television personality | |||
| |name = David Koch | |||
| |image = David Koch in 2008.jpg | |||
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| |caption = David Koch in ] | |||
| |birthname = David James Koch | |||
| |birthdate = {{birth date and age|1956|03|07|df=yes}} | |||
| |birthplace = ] | |||
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| |othername = Kochie | |||
| |employer = ] | |||
| |occupation = ] ]<br />] ]<br />Co-host of ] with ] | |||
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| |works = ] (with ]; '']'' – present) | |||
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| '''David James Koch''', nicknamed '''Kochie''' (pronounced Kosh-ee), (born 7 March 1956) is an Australian television "personality". He currently presents ]'s '']'' morning program each weekday, as co-host with ]. Koch and Doyle also co-host another Seven Network production '']''. Koch hosts Australia's top-rated{{Fact|date=October 2008}} small business show, ''Kochie's Business Builders'', which airs on Sundays on the Seven Network. | |||
| ==Financial journalism== | |||
| Koch founded Personal Investment magazine and My Business magazine. 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 ] 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 ] in 2004 and 2005 for Best TV Presenter, Koch has helped Seven and ''Sunrise'''s ratings against the ]'s '']'' program.{{Fact|date=October 2008}} | |||
| 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 '']'' where reading jokes from "Kochie" was the only thing that got a laugh at a stand-up comedy club. In a survey conducted by '']'' newspaper, his peers recognised him as one of the 10 most influential people of all time in the financial services industry.{{Fact|date=October 2007}} | |||
| Koch is frequently parodied on the television show '']'', played by ]. '']'' listed him in the top 50 Most Trusted Australians.{{Fact|date=June 2007}} | |||
| 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.{{Fact|date=October 2007}} | |||
| He was named 2007 ] by the Australian Father's Day Council on 31 August, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kochie named Father of the Year|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,22339145-10388,00.html|accessdate=2007-10-27}}</ref> | |||
| He appeared on Australian soap opera '']'' in 2007 and he appeared on '']'' in 2004 as an ] impersonater. | |||
| Koch is currently the joint number one ticket-holder of the ] along with ] ] and ] ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Teresa Palmer Power's No. 1|url=http://portadelaidefc.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/6038/Default.aspx?newsId=71576|accessdate=2009-2-30}}</ref> | |||
| Koch also played the voice of the "Australian Newsreader" in the 2009 ] Movie ]. | |||
| == Criticism == | |||
| Since leading ''Sunrise'' to ratings success over rival ] program '']'', Koch has become a frequent target for criticism from management and on-air talent from the rival network and from the ] series '']''.{{Fact|date=February 2009}} | |||
| In April 2006, Koch walked the ] in remembrance of ]. He was accompanied by his son A.J., his brother, his nephew, fellow newsreader ]'s husband Andrew, ] ] and ], and Rudd's son. Their journey was documented for ''Sunrise'' and finished with a televised Anzac Day service, during which Koch's group controversially wore t-shirts advertising ], which were prominently visible in the ''Sunrise'' program's broadcast. Koch strenuously denied any impropriety. | |||
| In May 2006, Koch and '']'' program co-host ] were acquitted of contempt charges in a Melbourne Local Court. The charge arose after the name of a 14-year-old boy was published in a case in which the boy sought an irreconcilable differences order against his parents. The boy was painted as the source of the problem in the media, however the findings of Child Protection authorities and the independent Children's Court in Victoria that led to the order may not have been available to Koch or the media at the time, due to legal restraints, and have never been aired in the subsequent public debates about this case and the law of irreconcilable differences. The ] and the show's producer were convicted of the offence.<ref></ref> | |||
| On 9 May 2006, Koch covered the ] live from Beaconsfield when the trapped miners Todd Russell and Brant Webb were rescued. Todd Russell was a fan of ''Sunrise'', and had been sending messages to Koch while trapped through rescue workers.<ref>{{cite news | |||
| | first = Amanda | last = Meade | |||
| | coauthors = Rintoul, Stuart, Leys, Nick | |||
| | title = Eddie gets the media brawl rolling | |||
| | work = The Australian | |||
| | date = 11 May 2006 | |||
| | page = 2 | |||
| }}</ref> While being transported to the hospital, Koch claimed that Russell invited him into the ambulance.<ref>{{cite news | |||
| | first = Gary | last = Tippet | |||
| | coauthors = Darby, Andrew, Doherty, Ben, Cubby, Ben | |||
| | title = Free at last | |||
| | work = Sydney Morning Herald | |||
| | page = 1 | |||
| | date = 9 May 2006 | |||
| | quote = 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. | |||
| }}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite news | |||
| | first = Ellen | last = Connolly | |||
| | title = TV ratings war gets personal | |||
| | work = The Sunday Mail | |||
| | page = 11 | |||
| | date = ] | |||
| }}</ref> Koch later appeared on the ABC's '']'' and talked about the incident, defending his actions. | |||
| In an October 2007 column for '']'', Koch plagiarised verbatim three lines from a column in '']''. 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."<ref>{{cite web|title=Media Watch: Koch-y Kat (15/10/2007)|url=http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/s2060271.htm|accessdate=2007-10-27}}</ref> | |||
| On Monday 1 June 2009, in a breakaway to presenters David Koch and Melissa Doyle following a news piece on Sunrise, Koch loosely criticised the free online encyclopedia,]. Koch stammered the comment: "Well, ''Misplaced Pages'', you can't trust it at all, anyone can edit it with whatever things they want." The comment was met with resigned agreement from co-host Melissa Doyle. The disrespectful remark sparked outrage from the large online community of Misplaced Pages, stating that thousands of people spend their effort every day in making Misplaced Pages the reliable encyclopedia it currently is; and that Koch's comment was a reinstatement of the present unjust bias aimed towards Misplaced Pages. | |||
| Koch is yet to apologise for the incident. | |||
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