By Zoe Nauman Seven's Sunrise team has hit back at reports co-host David Koch was in the firing line to get axed from the show. A story which ran in The Australian and was then repeated again on Channel Nine's A Current Affair suggested the presenter was about to get the boot in a line up change back in 2011. However the story was rubbished by the Sunrise breakfast team on Tuesday as a 'big steaming pile of poo.' Scroll down for video Setting the story straight: David Koch hit back at claims on Sunrise on Tuesday he had faced the axe on the Channel Seven show
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Channel Seven presenters say 'Kochie' was never facing the boot
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Branded story which ran on Nine's A Current Affair 'a steaming pile of poo'
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Kochie refers to Adam Boland mental health issues: 'saner heads prevailed'
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Sunrise co-host is forced to tweet apology
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