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  • CBS Sending Couric To Iraq (One Way Ticket?)

    08/28/2007 7:08:28 PM PDT · by DogByte6RER · 40 replies · 970+ views
    Variety ^ | Tue., Aug. 28, 2007 | MICHAEL LEARMONTH
    CBS sending Couric to Iraq 'Evening News' anchor sets Mideast trip By MICHAEL LEARMONTH Get ready for Katie Couric -- Phase II. One year after Couric jumped from NBC's "Today" to CBS in a big-money talent deal, the "Evening News" anchor is embarking on a high-risk tour of Iraq and Syria to revive the broadcast. Announcement comes just days after an Iraqi translator working for CBS was killed in Baghdad. CBS said Monday the translator had been found dead following his abduction just hours after leaving work at CBS News' Baghdad bureau. Couric has never been to Iraq, and she...