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Couric's CBS Debut: From Taliban to Suri Sep 05 7:40 PM US/Eastern By DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer NEW YORK Katie Couric began her first night as anchor of the "CBS Evening News" on Tuesday by standing in front of a video board displaying a fast- moving rundown of stories ranging from the Taliban to Suri Cruise. "Hi, everyone," she said. "I'm very happy to be with you tonight." She ended the historic evening by asking viewers for help in crafting a distinctive signoff. "But for now, all I have to say is, I'm Katie Couric, thank you so much...

Last night Katie asked for our help in deciding how she should sign off at the end of her new news(?) program. Let's see what we can come up with.

By Barry Garron LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - In what seemed like thousands of interviews and promos, Katie Couric gave every indication that, while she might change some of the trappings of TV's most legendary news program, it would still be a broadcast of substance that included the day's biggest stories. No such luck. TV's first solo woman anchor, it seems, will preside over a news-flavored broadcast that consists of one or two news pieces, a few headlines and a host of soft features. Couric, who ditched the pearl necklace that was seen in most of the promo shots released...

FUELING UP: Cold drink in hand, Katie Couric arrives at 10:30 a.m. yesterday for her first day on the job at CBS's Midtown offices. Photo: Star Traks First of all, the "freeSpeech" segment has got to go. And they should ban all black-and-white footage of old newscasts. And most important, Katie Couric should think up her own signoff. She's a big girl. And at the prices they're paying her, she shouldn't have to ask viewers to do the work for her...........she really doesn't have that much to do as an anchor. She introduced a few stories, interviewed a friendly...

K-K-K-Katie Couric begins her transmissions this evening. I think this is the CBS video LINK.

This ought to be fun, Katie Couric asked viewers for ideas on a tag line she could use to sign-off each night. How about one of these? 1.) Did you like my dress please og on and let us know..... 2.) I'm Katie Couric and please watch tommorow, I'll be wearing a pink mini-skirt.... 3.) That's a summary of the democratic talking points for today September 5, 2006.... Any Ideas?

(CBS News) NEW YORK In one of the most highly anticipated developments in the recent history of network news, Katie Couric stepped into the spotlight Tuesday night as the anchor of the CBS Evening News. "Hi, everyone. I'm very happy to be with you tonight," Couric said simply before introducing the broadcast's lead story, a piece on the resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Her introduction normally would have been read by an announcer, but in this case, viewers heard the voice of CBS News legend Walter Cronkite make the introduction. The 30-minute broadcast ran smoothly and ended with an...

KATIE COURIC last night underwent her second on-air colonoscopy. Watching the procedure was not a horribly painful event. Nor was it an experience I would volunteer to repeat any time soon. For her very first night as CBS News diva, Katie spent a half-hour looking as if she desperately had to go potty. Her back was so stiff as she looked into the camera, pop-eyed and self-conscious, I feared it would snap. Her face was Botoxed beyond normal human endurance, proving that even pampered, overpaid news babes possess the courage to suffer for their art. And for the first time...

Commentary: CBS should shelve the cute stuff and stick to ... the news NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - "I am very happy to be with you tonight." With those un-momentous words Tuesday night, Katie Couric, 49, was off and running as the new anchor of "The CBS Evening News." At last the hype was over and the former star of NBC's "Today" show would have an opportunity to prove herself as a serious evening-newscaster. She dropped the ball. At its worst, the show reinforced all of the worries of grizzled veteran journalists. This wasn't all Couric's fault. She was, as billed,...