Katie Couric | |
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 Couric in 2012 | |
| Born | Katherine Anne Couric January 7, 1957 Arlington, Virginia, U.S. |
| Education | University of Virginia (BA) |
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| Years active | 1979–present |
| Notable credit(s) | Today CBS Evening News 60 Minutes Katie Yahoo! News |
| Spouses | Jay Monahan
(m. 1989; died 1998)John Molner
(m. 2014) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Emily Couric (sister) Jeff Wadlow (nephew) |
| Awards | Television Hall of Fame (2004) |
| Website | katiecouric |
Katherine Anne Couric[1] (/ˈkɜːrɪk/ KURR-ik; born January 7, 1957)[2] is an American journalist and presenter. She is founder of Katie Couric Media, a multimedia news and production company. She also publishes a daily newsletter, Wake Up Call. From 2013 to 2017, she was Yahoo's Global News Anchor. Couric has been a television host at all of the Big Three television networks in the United States, and in her early career she was an assignment editor for CNN. She worked for NBC News from 1989 to 2006, CBS News from 2006 to 2011, and ABC News from 2011 to 2014. She was the first solo female anchor of a major network (CBS) evening news program. In 2021, she appeared as a guest host for the game show Jeopardy!, the first woman to host the flagship American version of the show in its history.[3]
In addition to her roles in television news, Couric hosted Katie, a syndicated daytime talk show produced by Disney–ABC Domestic Television from September 2012 to June 2014.[4] Some of her most important presenting roles include co-host of Today, anchor of the CBS Evening News, and as a correspondent for 60 Minutes. Couric's 2011 book, The Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons from Extraordinary Lives, was a New York Times bestseller. In 2004, Couric was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame.[5]
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- ^ "UPI Almanac for Monday, Jan, 7, 2019". United Press International. January 7, 2019. Archived from the original on September 21, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
television personality Katie Couric in 1957 (age 62)
- ^ "Katie Couric makes history as first woman to guest host Jeopardy". Los Angeles Times. March 9, 2021.
- ^ "Katie Couric's talk show ending". HeraldNet.com. December 20, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ "Television Hall of Fame Honorees: Complete List". Archived from the original on April 2, 2016.