7NEWS US Bureau Chief David Woiwod has returned house to take up the function of the brand new co-host of Weekend Dawn.
He succeeds Matt Doran and takes on this new function alongside Monique Wright from Saturday.
Woiwod was Dawn’s resident Melbourne reporter for 4 years previous to his 5 years within the 7NEWS Los Angeles bureau.
“5 years on the street as a overseas correspondent masking the world’s greatest occasions has ready me for the foremost tales, early hours and unhealthy espresso that 3am begins demand – I’m excited and prepared,” he mentioned.
“In all seriousness, this can be a thrilling full circle second for me. I’m past excited to return to the Dawn household and to maintain telling the tales that matter most to Australians.
“Mon is essentially the most gifted, beneficiant, hilarious and wickedly sensible particular person to work with and I look ahead to using her coattails till the bosses discover.
“Aussies lead busy lives, so to be invited into their properties on valuable weekend mornings is a privilege not misplaced on me.”
Seven’s Director of Morning Tv, Sarah Stinson, mentioned: “We’re delighted to welcome David again to the Dawn household and might’t wait to start this thrilling new chapter with him on the helm of Weekend Dawn.
“David’s depth of expertise, sturdy work ethic and genuine heat make him the right selection for this function. He’s a passionate storyteller, he delivers information with integrity, and he has an outrageous sense of humour. Viewers are in for an entertaining experience!” she mentioned.
Monique Wright added: “I’ve been an enormous fan of Woi for years, significantly his capacity to maneuver between reporting in a conflict zone, to masking American politics, pure disasters, interviewing the most important celebrities on earth and the whole lot in between.
“However all of that’s insignificant to the awe I felt witnessing his strikes on the dance ground at a Dawn Christmas Occasion just a few years in the past. I even suppose he crowd-surfed at one level. Large respect. I can’t wait to spend weekends with such a legend.”
Seven is but to substantiate its new US Bureau Chief.
Hailing from Melbourne, Woiwod is not any stranger to the depth of dwell reporting having spent 20 years masking the most important tales in Australia and world wide. Woiwod most lately spent two months in Israel throughout the conflict and notably confronted rocket hearth from Hamas whereas reporting dwell on air from the Gaza border.
As US Bureau Chief, he led 7NEWS’ US Presidential election protection together with the assassination try on Donald Trump, the history-making Republican Nationwide Conference, and Joe Biden’s sensational marketing campaign withdrawal.
Woiwod has additionally been on the scene of America’s greatest tragedies – together with faculty shootings in Texas and Tennessee, in addition to lethal US race riots and the devastation brought on by hurricanes, wildfires and floods.
He gained unique entry to Cuba’s Guantanamo Bay for the Bali Bomber’s court docket look final yr and was additionally the one Australian journalist on the scene in Canada’s Newfoundland province throughout the Titan Submersible tragedy.
Woiwod reported dwell from Windsor Citadel’s Lengthy Stroll throughout Queen Elizabeth II’s closing funeral procession and coated the 2022 Winter Olympics in China beneath strict COVID isolation. He additionally led Dawn’s protection of New Zealand’s White Island volcanic explosion tragedy in 2019.
From Australia’s devastating Black Summer season bushfires to Hollywood’s greatest crimson carpets, Woiwod’s different work displays a deep dedication to storytelling typically beneath essentially the most difficult circumstances.
With a Grasp’s Diploma in Worldwide Relations, Woiwod grew to become a trusted face for 7NEWS Melbourne and later served as Dawn’s Melbourne reporter. He has additionally beforehand labored for The Related Press and Sky Information UK in London.
