Couric herself dated an older separated director while at CNN. Couric also provides a deftly written tick-tock on her reaction to the downfall of her longtime co-anchor Matt Lauer. She shares the resentment she began to feel over Monahan embarking on a TV career as a legal analyst. Their truncated union is a subject on which the ever-confident anchor expresses the most self-doubt.
Couric used her clout as a celebrity to find doctors and treatments to save Monahan. In she married financier John Molner, but only after his own harrowing cancer surgery. A native Virginian, Monahan participated in Civil War reenactments and collected memorabilia from the era. And Jay never got the chance to live in this one. But its combination of personal drama and topical satire is definitely fun to watch. The guess here is that she knows she is among the last generation of TV stars recognized by their first names.
Multiplying sources of video streaming continue to slice and dice the mass audience. Couric, who says she passed on a chance to host a show on MSNBC in , was a polarizing figure before polarization was the norm in TV news. When taking on projects for her own media company, Couric now sticks to covering topics she cares about.
She misses the pulsating energy of a big news organization but seems at peace with herself and the sometimes messy, always interesting life she has lived. He is also the author of three books about television, including a biography of pioneer talk show host and producer David Susskind. Nikole Hannah-Jones became a political target. December 20, pm. Related Stories. Surgeon General Response. All Rights reserved. Close the menu Logo text. There had been speculation that ABC and Couric could try to extend the show for one more season while a suitable replacement is found, but Couric seemed ready to move on, while it appeared hard for ABC to make the show economically feasible because of its prohibitive cost, even with a budget reduction.
Starting in January, Couric will do Katie along with her duties under her recently announced deal with Yahoo. She also produces with Laurie David documentary Fed Up , about the obesity crisis, which is in competition at Sundance. Subscribe to Deadline Breaking News Alerts and keep your inbox happy. All Rights reserved. Breaking News The Contenders L. Read the full story.
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