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Katherine Anne Couric, better known as Katie Couric (born January 7, 1957) is an American television journalist. She was born in Arlington, Virginia. In 1975, Couric attended the University of Virginia, from where she graduated in 1979. She married Jay Monahan in 1989, but he died of colon cancer in 1998. Couric joined NBC news on the same year in which she got married to Monahan. She was fired from NBC soon, however, allegedly because the President of the network disapproved of her voice. Couric then took voice class. Couric began her career as a desk assistant for ABC news soon after graduating from college. In 1980, she went on to work for CNN, where she would become the producer of a two hour news show from Atlanta, Georgia. In 1984, she moved to NBC, where she worked as a reporter on NBC's local stations in Miami, and Washington D.C. until she joined NBC News.
In 1991, she was re-hired, and began working on The Today Show, where she reached celebrity status. In 1991 also, she had her first daughter, Elinor Tully Monahan. In 1992, she began working as a collaborator at Dateline NBCDateline NBC (sometimes called just Dateline is a US weekly television newsmagazine broadcast by NBC similar to ABC's 20/20 or CBS's 60 Minutes''. The show, which has aired since 1992, is currently hosted by Stone Phillips. Previous hosts include Jane Pau, where her reports appear regularly. In 19931993 is a common year starting on Friday and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003 Events January January 1 Czechoslovakia divides. Establishment of independent Slovakia and Czech Republic., she worked on the Legend to Legend: A Celebrity Cavalgate special. This was followed by 19951995 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). It has a Golden number of 1, and was the first year of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995- 2005): http://www. org/culture/indigenous . Events January events Ja's Everybody's Business:America's Children and 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap's Harry Potter: Behind the Magic . Her second daughter, Caroline, was born in 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan.
Couric has been able to interview many international political figures and celebrities during her career, including George H.W. Bush, his son George W. BushGeorge Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States. His first four-year term as President began on January 20, 2001 following the controversial U. presidential election, 2000, where for the first time in American, Barbara BushThis article concerns the wife of George H. For the daughter of George W. Bush, see Barbara and Jenna Bush. Barbara Pierce Bush (born June 8, 1925) as the wife of President George H. Bush was First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993. She is the m, John Ramsey and his wife Patsy Ramsey , Trisha Meili (known as The Central Park Jogger), Bill Clinton, and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. Hillary Clinton and John F. Kennedy Jr. gave Couric their first and last interviews, respectively. In addition to that, Couric's name has been mentioned in many movies and television shows, and she has won multiple television journalism awards through her career.
Couric has become a prominent spokesperson for colon cancer awareness since her husband's death from the disease.
Couric, Katie
Couric, Katie
Couric, Katie
