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Sunrise co-host David 'Kochie' Koch clocked off three hours early on Tuesday after a health issue meant he was unable to continue with the broadcast.
The TV presenter, 66, stepped away from the news desk during an ad break shortly before 6am because he was suffering from laryngitis.
He had been speaking with a croaky voice at the start of the broadcast at 5:30am.
Early dart: Sunrise co-host David 'Kochie' Koch (right) clocked off three hours early on Tuesday after a health issue meant he was unable to continue with the broadcast
His co-anchor Natalie Barr explained his absence to viewers at 5:56am, saying: 'You may notice something slightly different.
'Kochie came in [and] he bravely fought on for about 25 minutes. He had laryngitis yesterday and apparently he's still got it. He couldn't really speak.'
Newsreader Monique Wright said she had told Kochie to 'have honey before every intro' but he refused he thought it
