Sunrise's Kochie reveals 'unglamorous' side of UK trip to cover the Queen's passing
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To the average Australian, hearing the news of the Queen's death is difficult enough; to actually travel to the UK and report the news from London is even more confronting, as Sunrise anchor David 'Kochie' Koch has revealed.
Through a series of Instagram Stories posts, Kochie gave fans an inside look at what it was like to work late into the night and stay on their feet for hours on end.
The life of a travelling newscaster isn't 'glamorous', according to David Kochie. Credit: Instagram.
'An extraordinary 12 days… A highlight of my career. And these legends made it all possible, but life on the road is NOT as glamorous as you may think,' Kochie wrote in the caption of his post, along with a photo of the crew.
A Channel 7 cameraman can be seen dozing off on several Eskys that are lined up in one of the images, and another snap shows a Sunrise crew member dozing off on the ground with a jacket draped over their head.
'Sleep when you can,' the TV host added.
Clearly, the show's crew and the people working behind the scenes weren't the only ones dealing with some rather challenging circumstances. Sunrise co-host Nat Barr can be seen in another photo laying back with her head stretched out while trying to unwind between takes.
'The best co-host… smart, witty, normal. Sitting on stools for so long stuffed Nat's back and neck, and this was an exercise from the osteo,' Kochie wrote in the caption.
The other photo shows Rob Jobson, the Royal Editor for Sunrise, dozing in a chair within the media tent after a long day of writing newspaper front pages and providing royal commentary on the show. Kochie praised Jobson for his efforts in the wake of the monarch's passing.
'Rob Jobson's schedule was unbelievable, an absolute professional,' Kochie said.
Nat was spotted in another funny behind-the-scenes photograph removing her hair extensions at 2 in the morning, and in yet another, the two Sunrise anchors were pictured receiving a massage in their media tent.
Kochie posted one final picture of Nat and captioned it, 'Couldn't have done it without her.'
Nat Barr and David Kochie were among the newscasters tasked with reporting on the death of the Queen. Credit: Sunrise.
About a week ago, the two hosts of Sunrise spoke about the overwhelming feelings of sadness and pride they experienced while paying their respects to the late monarch.
As part of the Channel 7 team in Britain, Natalie Barr and co-host David Kochie have been at the forefront of coverage as the world bids farewell to Queen Elizabeth II.
Barr shared that it was as if she had lost a family member when she saw the 96-year-old royal's casket at Westminster Hall in the heart of London.
'You walked out there, and the emotion just took over you,' she said, one week after the royal's passing. 'I didn't think I would feel like that. You thought, "Wow, she's there". It's this absolutely magnificent huge mediaeval hall, and there's not any sound.'
Almost a million people were given the chance to view the Queen's coffin before the state funeral, and the two Sunrise hosts were among them.
After having his chance, Kochie said: 'Just the people young and old, the diversity of faces, diversity of religion, of faiths, here to honour this woman. I will never forget it.'
We've included a video below for our members who might be interested in seeing Sunrise's coverage of the hundreds of thousands of people queuing up to pay their respects to the Queen:
Credit: Sunrise.
Through a series of Instagram Stories posts, Kochie gave fans an inside look at what it was like to work late into the night and stay on their feet for hours on end.
The life of a travelling newscaster isn't 'glamorous', according to David Kochie. Credit: Instagram.
'An extraordinary 12 days… A highlight of my career. And these legends made it all possible, but life on the road is NOT as glamorous as you may think,' Kochie wrote in the caption of his post, along with a photo of the crew.
A Channel 7 cameraman can be seen dozing off on several Eskys that are lined up in one of the images, and another snap shows a Sunrise crew member dozing off on the ground with a jacket draped over their head.
'Sleep when you can,' the TV host added.
Clearly, the show's crew and the people working behind the scenes weren't the only ones dealing with some rather challenging circumstances. Sunrise co-host Nat Barr can be seen in another photo laying back with her head stretched out while trying to unwind between takes.
'The best co-host… smart, witty, normal. Sitting on stools for so long stuffed Nat's back and neck, and this was an exercise from the osteo,' Kochie wrote in the caption.
The other photo shows Rob Jobson, the Royal Editor for Sunrise, dozing in a chair within the media tent after a long day of writing newspaper front pages and providing royal commentary on the show. Kochie praised Jobson for his efforts in the wake of the monarch's passing.
'Rob Jobson's schedule was unbelievable, an absolute professional,' Kochie said.
Nat was spotted in another funny behind-the-scenes photograph removing her hair extensions at 2 in the morning, and in yet another, the two Sunrise anchors were pictured receiving a massage in their media tent.
Kochie posted one final picture of Nat and captioned it, 'Couldn't have done it without her.'
Nat Barr and David Kochie were among the newscasters tasked with reporting on the death of the Queen. Credit: Sunrise.
About a week ago, the two hosts of Sunrise spoke about the overwhelming feelings of sadness and pride they experienced while paying their respects to the late monarch.
As part of the Channel 7 team in Britain, Natalie Barr and co-host David Kochie have been at the forefront of coverage as the world bids farewell to Queen Elizabeth II.
Barr shared that it was as if she had lost a family member when she saw the 96-year-old royal's casket at Westminster Hall in the heart of London.
'You walked out there, and the emotion just took over you,' she said, one week after the royal's passing. 'I didn't think I would feel like that. You thought, "Wow, she's there". It's this absolutely magnificent huge mediaeval hall, and there's not any sound.'
Almost a million people were given the chance to view the Queen's coffin before the state funeral, and the two Sunrise hosts were among them.
After having his chance, Kochie said: 'Just the people young and old, the diversity of faces, diversity of religion, of faiths, here to honour this woman. I will never forget it.'
We've included a video below for our members who might be interested in seeing Sunrise's coverage of the hundreds of thousands of people queuing up to pay their respects to the Queen:
Credit: Sunrise.
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It was probably worse for them, and the other Australian reporters there, as they had to stay up all night to coincide with daytime here. No wonder they were all knackered.
