âNo, I donât think it was to do with my age, because I look around at the number of women who are my age and older and are still doing extraordinary things,â she tells Guardian Australia. âI was sad because Iâd been there for such a long time and I was comfortable and Iâve got lots of dear friends and it was such a part of my life.â For 14 years until she stepped down in 2013, Doyle was one half of Sunriseâs famed âMel and Kochieâ, a duo which changed breakfast television in Australia. A cool-headed TV presenter, Doyle deserves credit for avoiding the scandals which dogged her replacement Samantha Armytage until she quit the Sunrise chair earlier this year.