01of 12Katie Couric/InstagramEven as a kid growing up in Virginia, Katie Couric clearly had that star quality. She got her start as a journalist in the Washington, D.C., ABC news bureau, before working her way up to Pentagon correspondent for NBC News in 1989.02of 12Katie Couric/InstagramAlso in 1989, Couric married attorney John Paul “Jay” Monahan III.03of 12Katie Couric/InstagramThe couple welcomed two daughters: Elinor, a.k.a. Ellie, in 1991, and Caroline, a.k.a. Carrie, in 1996.04of 12GettyAfter guest-anchoring for several years, Couric was hired to fill in at theTodayshow desk while host Deborah Norville was on maternity leave; Norville did not return and Couric landed the job full-time in April 1991.05of 12GettyPictured in the early years, Couric shares a laugh alongside anchors Bryant Gumbel and Gene Shalit.06of 12GettyCouric became a staple of early morning television, mastering lighter fare (like hosting the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade coverage alongside Al Roker and Matt Lauer) and tougher interviews, including multiple presidents.07of 12GettyHere, Couric has “more fun” during one ofToday’s iconic Halloween episodes.08of 12Katie Couric/InstagramIn 1998, Jay died of colon cancer. Couric won a prestigious Peabody Award for her seriesConfronting Colon Cancer, in which she aimed to take the stigma away from getting preventive colonoscopies. She also co-foundedStand Up to Cancer, an organization dedicated to raise awareness of the prevalence of cancer and funds to fight it.09of 12GettyAfter 15 years atToday,Couric announced in 2006 that she would be leaving to anchor theCBS Evening Newsas the first-ever solo female evening news anchor. The show earned multiple awards and she landed major interviews (including the now-iconic sit-down with then-vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin), but she left at the end of her contract in 2011.10of 12GettyFrom 2012 to 2014, Couric hostedKatie,a daytime talk show, for ABC.11of 12GettyIn 2014,Couric wed financier John Molnerin New York’s East Hampton. “It was so nice to celebrate such a happy occasion, because we’ve been through a lot in our lives,“Couric told PEOPLE at the time.12of 12Katie Couric/InstagramCouric is a proud mom to Ellie and Carrie, oftenfeaturing them in sweet throwbacks on her social mediaandrecently celebrating Ellie’s wedding. She alsoreleased her memoir,Going There, in 2021,reflecting on the major moments in her life.
01of 12Katie Couric/InstagramEven as a kid growing up in Virginia, Katie Couric clearly had that star quality. She got her start as a journalist in the Washington, D.C., ABC news bureau, before working her way up to Pentagon correspondent for NBC News in 1989.
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Katie Couric/Instagram
Even as a kid growing up in Virginia, Katie Couric clearly had that star quality. She got her start as a journalist in the Washington, D.C., ABC news bureau, before working her way up to Pentagon correspondent for NBC News in 1989.
02of 12Katie Couric/InstagramAlso in 1989, Couric married attorney John Paul “Jay” Monahan III.
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Also in 1989, Couric married attorney John Paul “Jay” Monahan III.
03of 12Katie Couric/InstagramThe couple welcomed two daughters: Elinor, a.k.a. Ellie, in 1991, and Caroline, a.k.a. Carrie, in 1996.
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The couple welcomed two daughters: Elinor, a.k.a. Ellie, in 1991, and Caroline, a.k.a. Carrie, in 1996.
04of 12GettyAfter guest-anchoring for several years, Couric was hired to fill in at theTodayshow desk while host Deborah Norville was on maternity leave; Norville did not return and Couric landed the job full-time in April 1991.
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After guest-anchoring for several years, Couric was hired to fill in at theTodayshow desk while host Deborah Norville was on maternity leave; Norville did not return and Couric landed the job full-time in April 1991.
05of 12GettyPictured in the early years, Couric shares a laugh alongside anchors Bryant Gumbel and Gene Shalit.
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Pictured in the early years, Couric shares a laugh alongside anchors Bryant Gumbel and Gene Shalit.
06of 12GettyCouric became a staple of early morning television, mastering lighter fare (like hosting the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade coverage alongside Al Roker and Matt Lauer) and tougher interviews, including multiple presidents.
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Couric became a staple of early morning television, mastering lighter fare (like hosting the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade coverage alongside Al Roker and Matt Lauer) and tougher interviews, including multiple presidents.
07of 12GettyHere, Couric has “more fun” during one ofToday’s iconic Halloween episodes.
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Here, Couric has “more fun” during one ofToday’s iconic Halloween episodes.
08of 12Katie Couric/InstagramIn 1998, Jay died of colon cancer. Couric won a prestigious Peabody Award for her seriesConfronting Colon Cancer, in which she aimed to take the stigma away from getting preventive colonoscopies. She also co-foundedStand Up to Cancer, an organization dedicated to raise awareness of the prevalence of cancer and funds to fight it.
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In 1998, Jay died of colon cancer. Couric won a prestigious Peabody Award for her seriesConfronting Colon Cancer, in which she aimed to take the stigma away from getting preventive colonoscopies. She also co-foundedStand Up to Cancer, an organization dedicated to raise awareness of the prevalence of cancer and funds to fight it.
09of 12GettyAfter 15 years atToday,Couric announced in 2006 that she would be leaving to anchor theCBS Evening Newsas the first-ever solo female evening news anchor. The show earned multiple awards and she landed major interviews (including the now-iconic sit-down with then-vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin), but she left at the end of her contract in 2011.
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After 15 years atToday,Couric announced in 2006 that she would be leaving to anchor theCBS Evening Newsas the first-ever solo female evening news anchor. The show earned multiple awards and she landed major interviews (including the now-iconic sit-down with then-vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin), but she left at the end of her contract in 2011.
10of 12GettyFrom 2012 to 2014, Couric hostedKatie,a daytime talk show, for ABC.
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From 2012 to 2014, Couric hostedKatie,a daytime talk show, for ABC.
11of 12GettyIn 2014,Couric wed financier John Molnerin New York’s East Hampton. “It was so nice to celebrate such a happy occasion, because we’ve been through a lot in our lives,“Couric told PEOPLE at the time.
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In 2014,Couric wed financier John Molnerin New York’s East Hampton. “It was so nice to celebrate such a happy occasion, because we’ve been through a lot in our lives,“Couric told PEOPLE at the time.
12of 12Katie Couric/InstagramCouric is a proud mom to Ellie and Carrie, oftenfeaturing them in sweet throwbacks on her social mediaandrecently celebrating Ellie’s wedding. She alsoreleased her memoir,Going There, in 2021,reflecting on the major moments in her life.
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Couric is a proud mom to Ellie and Carrie, oftenfeaturing them in sweet throwbacks on her social mediaandrecently celebrating Ellie’s wedding. She alsoreleased her memoir,Going There, in 2021,reflecting on the major moments in her life.
source: people.com
