Katie Couric

Katie Couric is an American journalist, television presenter, and author known for anchoring NBC’s Today, CBS Evening News, and ABC’s Katie.

Today: An American morning television program broadcast by NBC since 1952. Couric coanchored the program from 1991 to 2006, becoming one of its best-known presenters.
Bryant Gumbel: An American television journalist and sportscaster who cohosted NBC’s Today from 1982 to 1997. Gumbel and Couric coanchored Today during much of her rise to national prominence.
Colon cancer awareness: Public education and advocacy aimed at increasing knowledge of colorectal cancer and screening. Couric underwent a televised colonoscopy in 2000 after her husband’s death, drawing attention to screening.
Broadcast journalism: Journalism distributed to audiences through radio or television broadcasts. Couric’s reporting and anchoring career is rooted in this form of mass communication.
CBS Evening News: An American evening television newscast produced by CBS News. Couric became its anchor in 2006, the first solo female anchor of a major U.S. network evening newscast.
Matt Lauer: An American television journalist who cohosted NBC’s Today with Katie Couric from 1997 to 2006. Their on-air partnership defined Today’s most-watched years with Couric as coanchor.
Colonoscopy: A medical procedure that examines the colon using a flexible camera-equipped instrument. Her televised procedure helped make colonoscopy a subject of national discussion.
Television news in the United States: The production and broadcasting of news programs by American television organizations. Her roles at NBC, CBS, and ABC span the major network-news system.
Katie: An American daytime talk show hosted by Katie Couric from 2012 to 2014. The syndicated program gave Couric a format distinct from morning and evening news.
Diane Sawyer: An American television journalist who anchored ABC World News and cohosted Good Morning America. Sawyer’s network-news career offers a close comparison with Couric’s path from morning television to an evening newscast.

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Savannah GuthrieCompared with: Couric’s earlier Today tenure provides a comparison with Guthrie’s later co-anchor role.