{"id":890105,"date":"2026-09-13T04:46:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T04:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/890105\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T04:46:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T04:46:15","slug":"former-sunrise-host-melissa-doyle-appointed-new-chair-of-australia-day-council-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/890105\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Sunrise host Melissa Doyle appointed new chair of Australia Day Council board"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Channel 7 star Melissa Doyle will become the chair of the Australia Day Council board.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The celebrated television identity and current co-host of House of Wellness said it was an honour and humbling opportunity to continue telling stories of people who inspire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cI am honoured, I am humbled, I am daunted, I am excited,\u201d Doyle, the longtime Sunrise host said on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cAs a journalist, as a storyteller, I have spent my entire career telling the stories of people who inspire us.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cWe all need to hear about extraordinary people doing extraordinary things in our community \u2014 advocating for us all in so many fields, be it science, be it sport, be it art, be it community leaders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cI think we all need to hear those stories, and so to be able to play a role with the National Australia Day Council to work with the board, to work with the executive, to continue to champion these extraordinary Australians and celebrate them and inspire all of us&#8230; I\u2019m really thrilled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/074ddab89946deb9642ae13d77b8887ee47d667b.jpg\" alt=\"Melissa Doyle addresses the press from Admiralty House in Kirribilli.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\"\/>Camera IconMelissa Doyle addresses the press from Admiralty House in Kirribilli. Credit: Christian Gilles NewsWire\/NCA NewsWire<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The council is responsible for promoting the national day to to inspire national pride and increase participation and engagement, through awards and ambassadors programs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Doyle was known as the Queen of Australian brekkie tv during her time on Sunrise, where she and David Koch built a powerful partnership and the show into Australia\u2019s leading breakfast television program \u2014 where it remains today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed her new role \u2014 a three-year term replacing John Foreman \u2014 on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cI\u2018m very confident as well that Melissa Doyle will do a fantastic job,\u201d Mr Albanese said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cFor several decades Melissa Doyle has beamed into living rooms of right around the country through a distinguished career as a television presenter and author, and a journalist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cShe is a champion for Australian children, for Australian sport, and, importantly, for Australian charities as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Doyle was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia as part of the 2016 Australia Day Honours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">She also serves as ambassador for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Alannah and Madeleine Foundation, the Children\u2019s Hospital of Westmead, and World Vision, while being a director of the GWS Giants football club.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Channel 7 star Melissa Doyle will become the chair of the Australia Day Council board. 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