katie couric

Katie Couric is a broadcast journalist, and one of the most recognizable and popular television news personalities.

Born January 7, 1957 in Arlington, Virginia she graduated from the University of Virginia in 1979 and became as a desk assistant at ABC News in Washington, D.C.  In 1980, Couric became an assignment editor, and for a short time a producer, at CNN. From 1984 through 1989 she worked at local affiliates, in Miami and Washington D.C. During that time, she won an Emmy and an Associated Press Award for her work. She joined NBC News in 1989, as national political correspondent, and became the permanent co-anchor of Today on April 5, 1991. Couric also did regular reports for Dateline NBC.

On September 5, 2006 she became the first solo female anchor of the weekday evening news on one of the three traditional U.S. broadcast networks. She currently serves as the anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News. CBS Evening News with Katie Couric was given the 2008 Edward R. Murrow Award for best newscast.

Katie Couric married John Paul Monahan in 1989, they had two daughters. After his death in 1998, due to colon cancer, she helped found the National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance, (NCCRA).

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• Video : Robin Williams on Sarah Palin, Bono, AND The Obamas

  
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  Robin Williams was on the Late Show with David Letterman this week where he took on Sarah Palin and her accusations of “ambush journalism” from Katie Couric. As Williams puts it, only with Palin would “what do you read?” catch someone off guard: Robin Williams Takes On Sarah Palin [Huffington Post]
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• Katie Couric is f-cking sexy

  
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• Huckabee: Palin Not “Completely Lacking of Any Intellectual Capacity”

  
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  “I think that she’s not anywhere near the person that sometimes she’s been portrayed to be –- as completely lacking of any intellectual capacity.” – Mike Huckabee , subtly putting the stress on the word “completely.” Is this emerging as the new party line on Palin among other top Republican ...
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• Courtney Claims Britneys Been Molested; Rihanna Refused Therapy [Dirt Bag]

  
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  Courtney Love is making vicious accusations via Facebook, and both Edward Norton and Britney Spears are involved. In one message, Courtney writes (and consider there to be a giant [sic] after everything): IF something happens to me, NO my will is NOT at Greenberg Glusker, that will is FORGERY…i ...
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• State Dinner PHOTOS!

  
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  PHOTOS! Here again are pictures from the State Dinner last night. Michelle Obama’s State Dinner dress was stunning by Naeem Khan profiled on LALATE last night.This was Obama’s first State Dinner; he welcomed Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and wife Gursharan Kaur.. How many state dinners does a President ...
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• Babblinks

  
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  Katie Price dumps Alex Reid live on TV! - Holy Moly! Leighton Meester ’s Christmas tune sucks. - Just Jared Wanna smell McDreamy for the holidays? - Socialite Life John Mayer lookin hot for Details! - In Case You Didn’t Know Reba McIntire has balls! - CityRag Kim Kardashian finally ...
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• Brooks Perlin PHOTOS!

  
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  PHOTOS! Here again are pictures of Kate Couric’s boyfriend Brooks Perlin. LALATE first broke Brooks Perlin as Kate Couric’s boyfriend in June. Perlin is financier Sanford Perlin’s son.Couric and Perlin, 35, showed up together at the White House State Dinner Tuesday. Tonight’s very public appearance for Couric ...
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• Mariah Carey Is A Stupid Twat & The Hot Links!

  
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• Mariah Carey Is A Stupid Twat & Links To Hollywood

  
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• Obama State Dinner: The Vast Wasteland

  
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  Memo to Katie Couric - invited guest to tonights state dinner:  Do not give into the urge to start movinwhen Jennifer Hudson starts groovin.  Uh, and no more than two glasses of wine... Katies on the list.  So is her 17-years-younger boy toy Brooks Perlin.  Payback for last nights ObamaCare mutilation of ...
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• Palin Still Gets Huckabee’s Vote (Against Obama)

  
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  Strange but true: Even after leaving office this summer well before her term as Alaska’s governor was over, Sarah Palin’s “executive experience” still strikes Mike Huckabee as valid evidence of leadership that would put her above Barack Obama in the former Arkansas governor’s estimation, were he to be faced ...
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• Katie Couric Among the Invitees to WH State Dinner

  
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  Let’s hope she goes light on the wine .   Couric will be joined by ABC’s Robin Roberts and NBC’s Brain Williams, according to TV Newswer . As far as I can tell, Glenn Beck isn’t on the list.
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• Whats Hot on Inside TV: Cox Will Go Back to Work, DWTS Preps for Finale, and Paula Deen Gets Hit in Face with Ham (Seriously!)

  
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  Not caught up on your DVR? Yeah, neither are we! But luckily our buds over at Inside TV are keeping us up-to-date on all the latest news hitting the silver screen. Its the final showdown! Kelly, Mya, and Donny made it to the Dancing With the ... Read more Filed under: Hot Topic , Fone Finds Permalink  |  ...
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• Obama’s First State Dinner Mesmerizes Washington Press Corps

  
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  Obama-mania meets Bollywood spectacle as the Washington press corps is going a little starstruck over Obama’s first State Dinner with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The Washington Post and Politico are devoting special sections on their websites to the event and CNN is already on the story .  ...
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• Katie Couric Busts a Move on Facebook

  
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  America’s favorite anchorwoman, Katie Couric, found herself in the embarrassing position of being the evening news yesterday when pictures of her dancing at a party from 2006 surfaced on Facebook. The images, which first came to the web via celebrity gossip site Gawker , aren’t particularly bawdy, but you ...
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• PHOTOS! – Katie Couric dancing Facebook pics from 2006 “Four Martini Minimum” celebration for gig on CBS Evening News

  
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  The folks at Gawker.com uncovered some Facebook pics that reveal the party side of Katie Couric! They were found under the album title “Four Martini Minimum” and smack of the moves a hot, yet desperatedly white MILF makes when she has a daquiri and lets her hair down.These celebratory moves were reportedly ...
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• Katie Couric Just Wants To Have fun

  
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  Photos of CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric dirty dancing have made their way around the internet. In the images, Couric is reportedly celebrating her September 2006 debut as anchor of the CBS Evening News. Girl is getting down!! CLICK HERE to visit Gawker to see all the photos . The pictures of Katie Couric ...
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• Katie Couric Got Her Groove On In Dancing Photos

  
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  Katie Couric got her groove on in dancing photos. According to various news sources, photos of the CBS Evening News anchor, Katie Couric dancing and getting her groove on, have recently hit the net. She’s wearing a black skirt and sleeveless black blouse in the photos. She looks to be dancing pretty provocatively. ...
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