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EXCLUSIVE 'I might have a problem with crimes against accents!' Matt Doran quits Channel Ten to host Crime Watch Daily in the U.S. and jokes he could be in 'strife' with his Aussie twag

Published: 09:52 EST, 5 May 2015 | Updated: 16:44 EST, 5 May 2015

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He cut his teeth as a news reporter and presenter at Australia's Network Ten.

And now Matt Doran is set to break into TV journalism Stateside after he was handpicked to host a groundbreaking crime show in the U.S.

The Melbourne-born journalist is leaving Sydney in a few weeks to start his role as the presenter of Crime Watch Daily and he couldn’t be more excited, telling Daily Mail Australia: ‘It’s been a whirlwind and I can’t quite believe it is happening.’

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He's Wanted: Former Wanted host Matt Doran has been scouted by producers from America to present new crime show Crime Watch Daily

'Hopefully the audience will be forgiving!’ The Melbourne-born journalist was handpicked to host a groundbreaking crime show in the U.S

He joked: ‘I might have a problem with crimes against accents – I could be in strife with the Aussie accent.

‘I might need to tone it down. Hopefully the audience will be forgiving!’

Producers of the show stumbled across Matt hosting Channel Ten’s Wanted alongside Sandra Sully, and knew at once he was the man for the job.

His mix of charm, good looks and presenting skills won them over when they saw footage of him online.

Mat Doran co-hosts Channel Ten crime show Wanted

Long distance: Matt and his girlfriend of over a year, Justine Schofield, will be forced to do long distance but Matt hopes she will be able to visit him for part of the year

He said: ‘It came about really quickly and quite recently. The producers were scouring the globe for a host. I think they just looked upon some of my stuff online.

‘I got a call out of the blue asking me if I was interested in a show like this. It took poor old Scott (Eldridge - one of the producers) four or five attempts to convince me he was legitimate and I wasn’t being pranked.

‘The odds of being plucked from obscurity from across the world are very very slim. I had to get my head around the magnitude of it all.’

However, despite the fact Matt is about to embark on living the American dream – there is one big thing he is going to have to leave behind – his partner of over a year Justine Schofield.

In demand: Producers of the show stumbled across Matt hosting Channel Ten’s Wanted alongside Sandra Sully, and knew at once he was the man for the job

The couple have been dating since they got together at a Channel Ten event, but the news reporter says he and the former Masterchef contestant turned-TV-chef are determined to make it work.

Referring her to as Jazzy, he said: ‘It has all been really rapid. We are still working through that.

‘She has her shows in Australia. The hope is for at least for a chunk of the year Jazzy can come across.’

However, the pair are not going to have too much time on their hands to miss each other.

He added: ‘She has a super busy year here in Australia – we are both going rapid guns in terms of work – we won’t be sitting around twiddling our thumbs.’

Matt says the gig of hosting and working on Crime Watch Daily is his ‘ideal job.’

Television personality: Matt pictured with Terry Dalton, Xanthe Mallett and Sandra Sully at a Network Ten event

The reasons he loved presenting Wanted were because it helped the community, and also, working hand in hand with the police, the show was able to bring crimes to a resolution - now he will get a chance to do that on US daytime TV.

The format, the first of its kind in America, will cover the world of crime, mystery and drama – Matt will be joining a team of esteemed correspondents including Emmy Award winning reporters Michelle Sigona, who used to work on America’s Most Wanted, and Andrea Isom, who spent 10 years with Fox covering crime in Detroit.

They will also be joined by New York Times bestselling author Jason Mattera.

Matt, who started his journalistic career at Melbourne’s Herald Sun, said he was delighted to have the chance to work with some crime fighting alumni: ‘All of the guys live and breathe crime, they have a history of relentlessly tracking down criminals and helping to bring justice.

Making it work: The couple have been dating since they got together at a Channel Ten event, but the news reporter says he and the former Masterchef contestant turned TV chef are determined to make it work

‘It is amazing to be getting the opportunity to work with these people. If I was a criminal in the U.S right now I would be very afraid right now.’

He revealed in his new role he will have the opportunity to not only host but also pull stories together: ‘What Crime Watch Daily will do, I really truly believe, is it will help to uncover crime stories in some of the small cites in America and turn them into national headlines.

‘We will have affiliate stations around the country and use their resources and help cover these stories, that, I think is groundbreaking.’

Matt knows the format works – while working for Channel Ten’s Wanted the show helped dozens of arrests happen: ‘From information which was gathered by the show we were able to assist with sex assaults, drug traffickers and even long term murder investigations.

On set: Working on Channel Ten, Matt has also made guest appearances on the network's show The Project

‘With Crime Watch Daily, we also want to try and help assist brings solace to people who have been victims.’

Matt said he will be working on unsolved murders, and crimes caught on camera, as well as providing the audience with a unique twist in the format: ‘One if the really unique and exciting parts of the show is we will sometimes do stings on set.

‘Criminals come in onto the show who won’t know the express purpose they are being brought on. Various crimes they are in denial of and we have evidence of.

‘We will also be able to provide some demos to the community to help protect them of certain crimes, and experts giving advice on car jacking and identity theft. Those things are really exciting.’

Matt said his family are absolutely delighted he has landed his new LA based role: ‘There was a long period of suspended disbelief – but they are thrilled.'