Katherine Anne "
Katie"
Couric (born January 7, 1957) is an American journalist and author. She currently serves as
Yahoo! Global News Anchor. Couric has been a television host on all
Big Three television networks in the United States. She worked for
NBC News from 1989 to 2006,
CBS News from 2006 to 2011, and
ABC News from 2011 to 2014. In addition to her television news roles, she hosted
Katie, a
syndicated daytime talk show produced by
Disney-ABC Domestic Television from September 10, 2012 to June 9, 2014. Some of her most important notable roles include co-host of
Today, anchor of the
CBS Evening News, and correspondent for
60 Minutes. She also reported for nearly every television news broadcast across
ABC,
CBS and
NBC. Couric's first book,
The Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons from Extraordinary Lives was a
New York Times best-seller. In 2004, Couric earned induction into the
Television Hall of Fame.