David Koch

David Koch, otherwise affectionately known by the public as Kochie, is among Australia's most esteemed and well-known figures.

2023 marked the end to Kochie’s 21 years as Australia’s longest-standing breakfast television host, a role which saw him undergo public decoration, criticism and everything in between.

Kochie first joined the Sunrise team in the late 1990s before being promoted to full-time anchor in 2002. Over his 21 years he has witnessed first-hand the rise of news and the intersection of social media, offering a critical perspective into the development of Australia's media landscape.

Before Sunrise, Kochie was a (self-proclaimed) finance nerd who studied to be an accountant, and started as a cadet on the business pages of The Australian newspaper before joining BRW magazine soon after its launch in the early 1980s. He was one of the founders of consumer finance journalism in Australia and created Personal Investment magazine, which made him the youngest editor in the Fairfax Media group. He produced Britain’s first Rich List which started in Money Magazine which he had bought for Fairfax.

David has maintained his passion for money writing finance columns for various publications including New Idea, The Daily Telegraph and Herald Sun.

As a former business owner and operator and now director of Pinstripe Media, Kochie is one of Australia’s foremost business and finance commentators and he speaks regularly at corporate events about small business, finance and investment issues as well as providing practical tips. Kochie is in demand as a host and MC, and regularly addresses a wide range of corporate events and groups. He speaks informatively from a base of personal experience and knowledge of business and financial issues.

A huge supporter of the Port Adelaide AFL Club, Kochie was appointed chairman at the end of 2012.