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Katie Couric, Daughters Star in "Got Milk" Ad
1 month ago
Katie Couric has perfected the art of easy conversation on TV.
Easy, nutritious meals for her kids? That’s more challenging.
One ingredient that’s always the menu, however? Milk.
“When you’re adding milk to your breakfast you’re getting all sorts of added benefits,” says the talk-show host in a new ad with girls Ellie, 21, and Carrie, 17.
“You’re getting protein when you put it in your cereal,” observes Katie, a paid spokesperson for the National Milk Mustache “Got Milk?” campaign.
“You’re getting calcium when you add it to coffee or just drinking it straight up.”
While
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Katie Couric Laments Ann Curry Firing
9 months ago
Katie Couric may have left The Today Show in 2006, but she still has some strong opinions regarding the current state of the program. Specifically, its handling of Ann Curry.
And they aren’t very positive.
“I felt really bad for Ann. I still don’t understand why they didn’t give her sort of a proper send-off,” Couric told Philly.com this week as part of her promotion for Katie, which premieres on September 10, adding:
“Ann did some extraordinary work during her time there. It was just not the best chapter in The Today Show. It made me sad for the institution.”
That’s for sure.
Ratings for
More >Ashton Kutcher Has the Fattest Paycheck on TV Now
1 year ago
According to TV Guide Magazine, Ashton Kutcher is pocketing $700,000 per episode of “Two and a Half Men,” a figure that effectively makes him the highest paid star on American TV currently.
The magazine recently published its “Who Earns What” edition, in which it claimed that Kutcher will end up making $16.8 million for the upcoming 24 episode season of “Two and a Half Men.” The total sum is still half a million shy of what Sheen pocketed in his final season on “Men before being scripted out of the show.”
Sheen has however claimed that his actual paycheck per episode was $2 million, which
More >Katie Couric mulling Casey Anthony as first guest, sources say
1 year ago
Since her widely disputed acquittal on July 5 Casey Anthony has been deluged with offers for everything from books to a porn film, but if the rumors are true she’s about to get a real peach – to be Katie Couric’s first guest.
“We’re very interested in Casey Anthony,” an ABC source tells E. “Like everyone else, we were following her case very closely and we’d love to have that get.”
When it was suggested someone like Diane Sawyer could host the encounter and deftly hang Casey out to dry on national TV, the insider dissented;
“She could,” they replied. “But Diane isn’t that harsh. This would
More >Katie Couric’s father dies at age 90
1 year ago
In a sad example of world events she no longer needs to report, John Couric, a World War II vet, seasoned reporter and the beloved father of ex-CBS News anchor Katie Couric has died of complications from Parkinson’s Disease. He was 90.
Mr. Couric, a former editor for major wire services passed away at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Virginia yesterday, surrounded by family. And he was always proud of his daughter’s chosen career;
“I encouraged Katie to go into broadcasting because I thought it was more promising than print, having been in print myself,” he told the Washington Post in
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Katie Couric Spoofs Kate Gosselin, Promotes "Katie Plus 80" Reality Show
2 years ago
Kate Gosselin returned to TLC Monday night with an new episodes of Kate Plus 8, but she may have competition in the giant family reality TV genre.
Get ready for Katie Plus 80!
During a Tuesday night visit to Jimmy Kimmel Live, Couric, who just left the desk of CBS News after five years as anchor, gave us a sneak peek of her new reality show … which is a joke, of course (and unfortunately) …
While we won’t be seeing Katie catapulting spaghetti and meatballs at a giant group of kids anytime soon, she is developing a new show with ABC.
Katie Couric to Develop News Show For ABC
2 years ago
Katie Couric is going back to her roots.
The anchor is rejoining ABC for a news show that is still in development, she said in a statement today: “I’m very happy to be returning to the network where I began my career as a desk assistant in 1979.”
“It is tremendously exciting to have creative freedom to develop my own show … and to contribute to such a vibrant, innovative news division.”
Since leaving the chair of the CBS Evening News last month after five years, Couric has been rumored to be developing a daytime talk show.
While the format has yet to be finalized, Couric is excited to get
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Katie Couric Signs Off CBS News
2 years ago
Below is video of Katie Couric’s final minutes as anchor of CBS Evening News. Her exit was announced earlier this spring, and her last broadcast was Thursday.
There is speculation that Couric is in “advanced negotiations” and nearing a deal with ABC for a syndicated talk show, which CBS has the right to match.
Couric’s successor at CBS Evening News, Scott Pelley, starts June 6. Here’s Katie’s final sign-off from the news desk she first took over five years ago:
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Katie Couric Officially Out at CBS News; Eyeing New Show at ABC?
2 years ago
CBS News’ Katie Couric officially confirmed what we all knew was coming today:
She is leaving CBS News.
“I’m really proud of the talented team on the CBS Evening News and the award-winning work we’ve been able to do in the past five years in addition to the reporting I’ve done for 60 Minutes and CBS Sunday Morning,” she told People.
What does the future hold for Couric exactly?
“In making the decision to move on, I know that the Evening News will be in great hands, but I am excited about the future.”
“I am looking at a format that will allow me to engage in more multi-dimensional
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Matt Lauer Just Wants to Get PAID
2 years ago
Matt Lauer may say he’s considering leaving the Today Show, but really, sexy beast just wants to line those coffers, if you follow where we’re coming from.
Unlike Glenn Beck leaving Fox, Katie Couric exiting CBS or Matt’s own co-host Meredith Vieira bolting Today, Matt’s only real endgame is a bigger payday.
At least according to TMZ, which reports that he’s angling for a $25 million contract. ANNUALLY. Matt currently pays the bills on a measly $17 million.
Sources connected with NBC say talk of Matt leaving Today is nothing more than a well timed negotiating ploy, following Vieira’s
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Scott Pelley to Replace Katie Couric on CBS News
2 years ago
Katie Couric’s replacement on the CBS Evening News will be Scott Pelley, a veteran journalist and 60 Minutes correspondent, according to reports.
Pelley is the choice of CBS News Chairman Jeff Fager, who became Chairman in February on the condition he could decide who takes the desk.
He believes Scott is well-liked and respected by his bosses, and just as significantly, there really is no second choice who appeals to CBS bosses.
Couric is leaving the desk to do a syndicated show at the network, but may maintain a news presence. What do you think of her replacement?
Scott Pelley will soon
More >Katie Couric to quit CBS News, sources claim
2 years ago
[HMG Celebrity News] – When Katie Couric assumed the throne at CBS Evening News in 2006 she became the first solo female news anchor in US TV history. But now her own job is news – Speculation is rife that Katie is leaving.
Her reign began with great fanfare on September 5, 2006. There was a new set, flashy graphics and a new theme from James Horner. The first week’s ratings were glowing, but the numbers soon began to slide and CBS is now right back in third place where it started before Katie arrived.
Her TV career began when she joined NBC’s ‘Today’ Show in 1989 as the political
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