Katie Couric
Katie Couric
Katherine Anne "Katie" Couric is an American journalist and author. She currently serves as Yahoo! Global News Anchor. Couric has been a television host on all Big Three television networks in the United States. She worked for NBC News from 1989 to 2006, CBS News from 2006 to 2011, and ABC News from 2011 to 2014. In addition to her television news roles, she hosted Katie, a syndicated daytime talk show produced by Disney-ABC Domestic Television from September 10, 2012...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth7 January 1957
CityArlington, VA
CountryUnited States of America
Joining CBS is a unique opportunity that came at the right time for me. I'm thrilled to become part of the rich tradition of CBS News.
The morning is an extremely lucrative time slot for network television and of course, if it's making money, everybody wants a slice of that pie.
I think that good programming serves us all well. It gives people more choices. It makes us all try harder. And the competitive juices start flowing.
I think you get to know the people on the shows better than you do in any other format, because the audience sees us in so many different situations.
But, you know, they don't enjoy the dinner hour together. It's just not as much of a ritual at night and it's interesting. I think the ritual is taking place perhaps more in the morning.
A lot people I know - it drives them crazy when they're watching, to see the people with their signs and waving, but there's something that's very inclusive about it.
So I don't really focus too much on that, and I think it's dangerous if your goal in life is to get the other guy, then you're not going to be doing a really quality job yourself.
You see, that's the problem I have with "you people.
At least for me personally, I've always tried to do a really good job every day, with each interview, and treat each interview seriously, and make the person I'm speaking with feel comfortable, hopefully make it an ideal experience.
I knew I had to be a journalist because I'm deeply curious about the world.
And that is, in an increasingly fragmented society - I'm getting a little bit esoteric here - people like routine, people like familiarity.
I've always tried to stay true to my authentic self. I think sometimes people project things on you, but I'm trying to handle everything that's happened to me with a certain amount of grace, dignity and good manners. You just can't necessarily win all the time.
Sometimes you give money and you never quite know where it goes to, but in this case you really see what you've done, and it's a great sense of accomplishment,
Sometimes I think change is a good thing. Although it may be terrifying to get out of your comfort zone, it's also very exciting to start a new chapter in your life.