Out of the Box

Adam Boland was just 26 years old when he was handed the reins of the ailing Sunrise program on Channel 7.

It was the start of something very new and a game changer for the networks.

Some observers credit Boland with paving the way for the current ascendancy of the Seven Network.

But it's been a tempestuous ride for Adam Boland.

Now in the aftermath of a very public implosion, he's walking away from the industry that he says nearly destroyed him.