Seven’s David Woiwod has spoken about his new role as Weekend Sunrise co-host after it was revealed he would be taking over following Matt Doran’s departure. On Thursday, Woiwod was named the replacement for Doran, who finished up on the show last weekend. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Meet new Weekend Sunrise co-host David Woiwod. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Woiwod will be hosting the top-rated program alongside Monique Wright after working as the Los Angeles-based 7NEWS US Bureau Chief for five years. He joined Sunrise on Thursday morning to talk about the new role. “We start this weekend — how exciting,” Woiwod said. “I’m absolutely thrilled picking up with Matty Doran left off and to meet all your wonderful Sunrise viewers. I already kind of know them, getting to know them even better.” Woiwod was the Sunrise Melbourne reporter for four years before his US posting and joked about his early days on the show. “When I was doing the big stories like the stolen chickens from the Burwood Primary School, I was doing the exotic birds at the Werribee sewerage farm,” Woiwod said. “A lot of big stories. So excited to be joining the team, to be joining Mon. Of course, our wonderful Weekend Sunrise and Sunrise viewers, to meet them and hear their stories, I am thrilled beyond belief.” Woiwod is a keen swimmer spoke about a video showing him diving from a bridge in Bosnia. “That was Hugh Whitfeld, our Foreign Editor, taking that footage. He wouldn’t go up there. I love ocean water swimming,” Woiwod said. Wright joked she was happy to have one of the nicest guys in TV alongside her for mornings on Weekend Sunrise. In an earlier statement when his appointment was announced, Woiwod labelled the role a “thrilling full circle moment”. “I’m beyond excited to return to the Sunrise family and to keep telling the stories that matter most to Australians,” Woiwod said. “Mon is the most talented, generous, hilarious and wickedly smart person to work with and I look forward to riding her coattails until the bosses notice. “Aussies le
