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A Star is Born
Katherine Anne Couric is born to Elinor Tullie and John Martin Couric Jr in Arlington, Virginia on Janurary 7th. -
First Major Job
Katie graduated from the University of Virginia and landed her first "big girl" job as the desk assistant for ABC News in Washington, D.C. -
Cutting Ties
Katie began working with Cable News Network (CNN) in the early 1980s as an assignment editor for its Washington bureau. She later moved to work for the Atlanta bureau where she held numerous positions at the station, including and on-air political correspondent for the 1984 elections. After not being offered a promotion by CNN, Katie decided it was best to move on and pursue new opportunities. After leaving CNN, she took up a position as a reporter for WTVJ in Miami. -
Round of Applause
Katie returned to Washington and joined WRC, an NBC affiliate, where she won an Associated Press Award and her first of several Emmy Awards. -
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Foreshadow of the Big Break
Katie became a deputy Pentagon correspondent for NBC. Her reporting during the U.S. invasion of Panama caught the attention of news executives In late 1989 she began filling in as a weekend anchor on NBC Nightly News, and in 1990 she started appearing on the Today show, a morning news and entertainment show. -
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Big Break
Today coanchor Deborah Norville went on maternity leave, and Couric was named her substitute. She was later promoted and permanently took the position after Norville declined returning to the show. Katie's cheerful personality brought in more viewers than ever and increased ratings for the show to all-time highs. She was credited with making Today the most-watched morning program in the US. -
Growing Career
Katie signs a five-year contract with NBC and becomes the highest paid television personality making her estimated net worth at that time to be $65 million. Hosting the Today show had given her the freedom to expand and host other NBC productions, such as television newsmagazine Dateline NBC. -
Up and Personal
To raise awareness on colon health after losing her late husband, Jay Mohanan, to colon cancer, Katie underwent a colonoscopy on camera that was filmed for and aired on the Today show. Her audacity earned her a George Foster Peabody Award in 2001. -
Moving On
When her contract expired with NBC, Katie moved to competitor network CBS. In September she debuted as anchor of the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric; she was the first solo female anchor of such a program. In addition to serving as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News, Katie was also a correspondent for 60 Minutes and an anchor for CBS News prime-time specials. -
Katie Couric: Signing Off
Katie Couric said farewell to the anchor desk and signed off one last time on May 19, 2011. -
"The Best Advice I Ever Got"
Katie's book "The Best Advice I Ever Got" is published in April of 2011. Based on a series of essays written by previous co-workers, friends and other important public figures, the collection includes writings and important sentiments of life advice that were addressed to her in previous years. All the proceeds from the book went to the Scholarship America organization. -
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Branding Television
Katie ended up leaving CBS in 2011 and subsequently became a special correspondent for ABC News. While in that position, she also hosted "Katie", a nationally syndicated daytime talk show that debuted in 2012. Unfortunately, the talk-show was canceled two years later, but fans around the nation were still piqued in their interests of her. -
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Yahoo! News
In 2014 Katie departed from ABC and became “global anchor” for the Internet-based Yahoo! News. Three years later, she left that position but still worked on various projects through Oath, the parent company of Yahoo!. -
America Inside Out
In her most recent work, Katie travels across the U.S., speaking with people in dozens of cities to get an inside look at pressing social issues. Some of these issues include gender inequality, Muslims in America, political correctness, white working-class anxiety, the battle over Confederate monuments, and how technology is affecting our humanity. The first episode of the eight-part series aired April 11 on National Geographic.