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Calls for Matt Shirvington to be permanently replaced on Sunrise by his lookalike colleague as mystery surrounds his absence


Viewers have called for Sunrise guest host David Woiwod to permanently replace presenter Matt Shirvington.

The weekend reporter has been filling in for Matt alongside Natalie Barr on the Channel Seven breakfast show this week while he is on annual leave - and viewers have called for his position to become permanent. Former top news boss Anthony De Ceglie had a plan to axe every Channel Seven personality earning more than $300,000 per year in favour of upcoming TV stars, according to The Australian's Media Diary column. Queensland cloud watcher Paul Burt and Melbourne crime reporter Cameron Baud were also axed from the network amid a slew of cuts.

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