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Through Turmoil and Tragedy, a Peppy News Pro Wakes Us with a Smile (Triple BARF!!! Alert)
Worldnet News ^ | January 4, 2004 | Worldnet news

Posted on 01/04/2004 8:30:03 PM PST by ZULU

Through Turmoil and Tragedy, a Peppy News Pro Wakes Us with a Smile

Premieres: Jan. 4, 9 p.m. Encores: Jan. 5, 12 a.m.; Jan. 6, 8 p.m.

She hates the P-word, but you can hardly describe Katie Couric without saying "perky." For millions of Americans, she and Today cohost Matt Lauer represent a human jolt of caffeine. Yet for all her cheeriness, she has been lauded as one of the best in the business, slipping easily between serious topics and infotainment. Catch this E! True Hollywood Story, when it premieres Sun., Jan. 4, at 9 p.m., and see how Couric started at the bottom and went nowhere fast. She was inexperienced and didn't make a good impression, but her persistence paid off, and soon viewers were all but clamoring for her to take the coanchor spot on Today. Follow Couric's career path from desk assistant at ABC to, at one point, highest-paid news personality on television. See how she grabbed opportunities when they presented themselves. And learn the secrets of her ambition.

Hear also how her life has been struck repeatedly by the tragedy of cancer: She has stood by friends as they suffered through it, she lost both a husband and a sister to it, and her efforts to raise awareness about the disease have saved countless lives. She's a widow, a mother, a personality and a reporter. Tune in to hear the true story of Katie Couric--the E! True Hollywood Story. But first, get to know her better with a few fun facts.

Facts & Figures: What You Need to Know About Tenacious Katie

• As a child, she was active in track, gymnastics and cheerleading. • In college, she served as an associate editor of her campus newspaper.

• Her first job out of college was an entry-level position as a desk assistant at ABC. • Eventually, she left ABC for the newly established cable news network CNN, along with a group of her colleagues from ABC News, but when the former president of CNN saw her on the air one day, he didn't like what he saw and ordered producers to never let her on again. • She transferred to CNN headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, and in April 1982, she produced two weeks of live broadcasts from Cuba. • Despite her success behind the camera, she was never a star when she was on the air. She took reporting jobs in Miami, Florida, and in Washington, D.C., to hone her skills. • At a Washington cocktail party in 1988, she met a group of men and expressed disdain when they said they were lawyers. One told her he was an artist. It turned out he was a lawyer, but they began dating anyway. • Couric rose to national prominence during the Persian Gulf War as a correspondent for the Today show. At the same time, Today hosts Bryant Gumbel and Deborah Norville were having problems with their chemistry. Couric replaced Norville when she went on maternity leave.

• On April 4, 1991, she became the official cohost of Today. • In October 1992, during a tour of the White House with Barbara Bush, President George Bush walked by. Couric grabbed the opportunity and had a 12-minute exclusive interview about hard-hitting topics like his role in the Iran-Contra Affair. The interview made national news.

• While covering the O.J. Simpson trial for NBC, her husband ignored some medical problems. In April 1997, he was diagnosed with advanced colon cancer. • After her husband's death on their anniversary in January 1998, she took a month off before returning to the Today show. She wore a chain around her neck with her husband's ring on it. • In June 1998, NBC renegotiated her contract for four years at $7 million a year. When that contract was up, she reportedly signed another four-year deal--for $65 million. • On March 6, 2000, she made history by undergoing a colonoscopy live on television. Viewers actually saw the interior of her colon. Her report encouraged thousands of people to have tests done and won her a prestigious Peabody Award. • In June 2000, she met Tom Werner on a blind date. He now owns the Boston Red Sox. They split up, but then got back together again. • NBC entertainment President Jeff Zucker, her friend, has had a number of battles with cancer. Her sister, Virginia State Sen. Emily Couric was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and died on Oct. 18, 2001.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 50dollarhaircut; 5dollarbrain; affableevabraun; etruehollywoodstory; katiecolonic; katiecommie; katiecouric; katiertheclown; leftistpress; mediabias; perkykatie
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Grab the Pepto-bismol if you can read this whole piece of garbage. You'll need.

She's a leftist fanatic - a major media news zombie - dort of a shortened version of Paula Zahn.

1 posted on 01/04/2004 8:30:04 PM PST by ZULU
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To: ZULU
woof!
2 posted on 01/04/2004 8:31:33 PM PST by hellinahandcart
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3 posted on 01/04/2004 8:31:46 PM PST by Support Free Republic (Hi Mom! Hi Dad!)
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To: ZULU
She's a leftist fanatic who desperately needs a dental job. Her receding gums are a sickening sight to wake up to.
4 posted on 01/04/2004 8:32:27 PM PST by GulliverSwift (Howard Dean is the Joker's insane twin brother.)
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To: GulliverSwift
Hillary's biggest competitor for most evil woman in the universe.
5 posted on 01/04/2004 8:35:31 PM PST by speedy
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To: ZULU
My solution to Katie Couric is never to watch her. It works perfectly. That goes also for ABC News, NBC News, CBS News, CNN News, NPR, Time, Newsweek, any newspaper named the Times, the Post or the Chronicle, Episcopalian clergy (especially if they are named Gene), and Mr. Rogers reruns. This also works perfectly.

Stick with Free Republic, folks.

6 posted on 01/04/2004 8:39:01 PM PST by T'wit (Liberals are always wrong, even when they come down on both sides of the issue.)
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To: ZULU
I thought it was

Qati Khouriq

7 posted on 01/04/2004 8:40:28 PM PST by Petronski (I'm not always cranky.)
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To: ZULU
a Peppy News Pro Wakes Us with a Smile

If "pro" is a shortening of "prostitute", I'd say that is accurate...

8 posted on 01/04/2004 8:44:35 PM PST by Tim Osman (It's okay, I wasn't using those constitutional rights anyway.)
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To: T'wit
My solution, too! Of course, I'm at work by the time she comes on, but I wouldn't even watch her on my days off!

I like to use the C-word for her, Katie Commie.
9 posted on 01/04/2004 8:44:55 PM PST by Theresawithanh (Why would anyone in their right mind vote democrat??????)
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To: Tim Osman
...slipping easily between serious topics and infotainment.

So, her astute question, "Has this changed you in any way?" to Elizabeth Smart comes under which heading?

10 posted on 01/04/2004 8:51:47 PM PST by stylin_geek (Koffi: 0, G.W. Bush: (I lost count))
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To: T'wit
Stick with Free Republic, folks.

Good idea.

11 posted on 01/04/2004 9:03:54 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (This tagline is intended for mature audiences only.)
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To: ZULU
As a child, she was active in track, gymnastics and cheerleading.

Head cheerleader for the Democratic Party

12 posted on 01/04/2004 9:04:36 PM PST by Charles Henrickson (Increase your tagline.)
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To: ZULU
Gross!!! The former president of CNN was quite perceptive regarding the perky one;)
13 posted on 01/04/2004 9:16:07 PM PST by Frank_2001 (Could she possibly be the Second Smartest Woman in the World?/sarcasm)
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To: speedy
Oh, now. Eleanor Clift, Janet Reno, Nina Totenberg, Helen Thomas, Kate Michelman, Patricia Ireland, Kim Gandy, Ellen Goodman, Anna Quindlen, Sheila Jackson Lee, Eleanor Smeal, and on and on like that. And yes, you're right, Katie is a worthy contender.

Of course, if we talk about "evil women," we have to be sure that these are women. Outwardly, they SEEM to be women, but you never know.

14 posted on 01/04/2004 9:18:55 PM PST by T'wit (Liberals are always wrong, even when they come down on both sides of the issue.)
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To: ZULU
Blecch! Katie is scary and stupid.
15 posted on 01/04/2004 9:24:43 PM PST by CARepubGal
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To: ZULU
It would seem that Perky Ol' Katie is carcinogenic.
16 posted on 01/04/2004 9:29:57 PM PST by Khurkris (Ranger On...)
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To: ZULU
What You Need to Know About Tenacious Katie

What is this crap, something the editor of Tiger Beat rejected?

17 posted on 01/04/2004 9:35:37 PM PST by JoJo Gunn (Help control the Leftist population - have them spayed or neutered. ©)
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To: Conspiracy Guy
I was going to post your Katie poem but didn't want to step on your toes hahahahaha
18 posted on 01/04/2004 9:43:00 PM PST by bc2 (http://thinkforyourself.us)
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To: ZULU
The correct URL to the article is: http://www.eonline.com/On/Holly/Shows/Couric/
19 posted on 01/04/2004 9:49:47 PM PST by lonewacko_dot_com (http://lonewacko.com/blog)
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To: bc2
Feel Free to post my political poems anytime. Including my name and date is nice but not necessary. Here's Katie.

Katie

My TV set is seldom on,
The place called NBC.
I seldom stop to listen to,
The lies they fling at me.
But every now and sometimes then,
I have to cruise on by.
To watch the little evil snit,
And laugh right in her eye.
She wrinkles up her face so tight,
It looks just like a fist.
If something good she must report,
You'll see that she is pissed.
She hates Bush and Arnold too,
America she loathes.
If I was network president,
She couldn’t buy her clothes.
So this I say for all to hear,
I think that she's a slob.
Ms Couric’s insignificant,
I’d love to take her job.

Conspiracy Guy 10/8/3
20 posted on 01/05/2004 5:01:56 AM PST by Conspiracy Guy (No words were harmed during the production of this tagline.)
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