Sunrise cast compared to Manson family by Seven boss trends now The bizarre reason why Channel Seven boss David Leckie compared the Sunrise team to The Manson family - as outgoing host David Koch reveals why he always wanted Pauline Hanson on the show By J. Peterson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:21 BST, 8 June 2023 | Updated: 01:21 BST, 8 June 2023 Viewcomments Departing Sunrise host David Koch has opened up about his time on the morning show ahead of his final episode. Kochie, whose last day is on Friday, told TV Tonight that Channel Seven boss David Leckie once compared the Sunrise cast to the infamous Manson family because of how transgressive they were in the buttoned-up world of breakfast television. 'He used to refer to us as "The Mansons," because we were our own cult within Seven and we didn’t give a f*** about anybody!' the 67-year-old explained. 'Back in those days, when we changed the intro from "Melissa Doyle and David Koch" to "Mel & Kochie", the-then news director stormed out and told us to change it back because, we were demeaning the news brand of Seven.' The financial journalist also said that one of the network executives wanted him fired in the early days because he was too opinionated. Departing Sunrise host David Koch (pictured) has opened up about his time on the morning show and shared some insights into the behind-the-scenes drama in a new interview Kochie claimed that Channel Seven boss David Leckie (pictured) once compared the Sunrise cast to the infamous Manson family Elsewhere, Kochie admitted that he got some pushback from his own children for having Pauline Hanson on Sunrise. 'I’d have massive arguments with my kids saying, "Do you want us to censor the views of different parts of the community? She’s an elected representative. She represents part of the community." 'I don’t agree with her and I’d rather have her on and disagree with it and shoot down a lot of the bulldust she’d talk about,' he explained. Kochie's final day on Sunrise will be this Friday. For his next career move, he'll publish a finance advice newsletter called Your Money & Your Life. 'I filter all the important money news that I think you should know about into one easy to understand newsletter that could actually change your life,' he explained. The announcement comes after Kochie and Sunrise co-host Natalie Barr were spotted having a handover lunch with his replacement Matt 'Shirvo' Shirvington. Kochie also admitted that he got some pushback from his own children for having Pauline Hanson on Sunrise Matt Shirvington (right) will take Kochie's place alongside Natalie Barr as the new co-host of Sunrise As the Olympic sprinter, 44, prepared to front Australia's No. 1 breakfast show, the trio eschewed a boisterous farewell bash in favour of a quiet lunch at Tapavino restaurant in Barangaroo earlier this week. Speaking to Daily Mail Australia, Shirvo shared the advice Kochie had given him before taking on the top job. 'Kochie said the two nicest things, which were: "You're going to have the time of your life, and you're a great fit for the role,"' Shirvo said. The father-of-three was formally announced as Kochie's replacement on Monday - almost a week after Daily Mail Australia first reported the promotion. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility