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MTV News Explains 'Internet' in 1995

Old news clip goes viral

(Newser) - To be fair, it could've just as easily been Better Than Ezra that would go on to change the world. A clip of MTV News from 1995 in which Kurt Loder investigates the influence of the fledgling internet went viral this week, notes the Huffington Post . In the piece,... More »

Couric to Co-Host The View

Couric to join 'The View' ladies on Aug. 3

(AP) - Katie Couric will soon get some practice at hosting her own daytime talk show, thanks to The View. Couric will be a guest co-host on the ABC talk show airing live on Aug. 3, the executive producer said yesterday. Last month, it was announced that ABC and Disney had signed... More »

Katie Couric's Big Announcement

NBC made one last run at its old sweetheart

(Newser) - ABC has at long last officially announced that it's signed Katie Couric to host an afternoon talk show , beating out a last-minute push from NBC. In a statement , the network said it had a "multi-year, multi-platform" agreement with the former CBS anchor, that will also include appearances on... More »

Katie Couric Will Own Her ABC Show

She's close to deal on program expected in 2012

(Newser) - Katie Couric will have a syndicated daytime show on ABC sometime around the fall of 2012, the Wall Street Journal reports. The two sides are expected to announce the deal as early as Monday. A source tells the newspaper it will be "Oprah-esque," though the exact format is... More »

Katie Couric Signs Off on CBS

Couric anchors CBS Evening News for last time

(Newser) - Katie Couric, the first woman to be solo anchor of an evening network news show, has officially signed off on her 5-year stint at CBS. Couric's final CBS Evening News broadcast included an interview with Hillary Clinton and a "5 years in 5 minutes" retrospective of her time... More »

Couric's CBS Talk Show Dead

Anchor now expected to move to ABC

(Newser) - Katie Couric's talks with CBS over a possible talk show are dead in the water, sources tell TMZ. CBS has pulled the offer because Couric—who is stepping down as anchor of CBS Evening News —was seeking too much involvement with the network's news operation. ABC is... More »

CBS Replaces Katie Couric With Scott Pelley

Move represents a 180-degree turn

(Newser) - CBS made it official today , announcing that 60 Minutes veteran Scott Pelley would replace Katie Couric on the CBS Evening News effective June 6, a widely expected move that represents a major shift for the network. “Scott has it all,” gushed CBS News Chairman Jeff Fager. “We... More »

Gleeful Palin Zings Exiting Katie Couric

Oh, yeah, I read about that somewhere, says still-angry Sarah

(Newser) - Not one to forgive and forget, Sarah Palin took the opportunity yesterday to kick Katie Couric now that she's down—and exiting as CBS News anchor. Couric famously put Palin on the spot in an interview during the presidential campaign when Palin was unable to name a single publication... More »

Katie Couric: Yep, I'm Leaving CBS Anchor Post

What's next? ABC reportedly close to signing her

(Newser) - Let the Katie Couric bidding war begin in earnest: Couric confirmed to People that she is indeed leaving her job as anchor of CBS Evening News to focus on "multidimensional storytelling" elsewhere. Exactly what that means is unclear, but TV Guide quotes sources as saying she's close to... More »

Couric, Lauer: Together Again?

Rumors flying about a 'Today' reunion

(Newser) - You knew this was coming : Katie Couric and Matt Lauer are talking about teaming up again, a source tells the Wall Street Journal . The former Today co-hosts are considering a new daytime talk show, though talks may or may not progress. Couric's CBS Evening News contract expires in early June... More »

Matt Lauer May Be Leaving Today Show

News follows report that Meredith Vieira is going, too

(Newser) - The morning show intrigue continues: On the heels of a report that Meredith Vieira will be leaving the Today show comes another that says co-host Matt Lauer is on his way out, too. An anonymous insider tells Entertainment Tonight that Lauer won't renew his contract in December, and ET raises... More »

Is This Man Replacing Katie Couric?

CBS sources tell TMZ Scott Pelley is the future anchor

(Newser) - Drumroll please: Katie Couric's replacement at CBS Evening News will be ... Scott Pelley. At least, if TMZ is to be believed (and remember, the gossip site did scoop the world on Michael Jackson's death and the Obamas' dog ). CBS network sources say Pelley, a veteran journalist and 60 Minutes... More »

Katie Couric Is Out at CBS News

She'll likely launch syndicated talk show, says source

(Newser) - It's been rumored for weeks , but a CBS Evening News official is now (anonymously) confirming that Katie Couric is leaving her anchor post. Couric, 54, the first woman in US history to be sole anchor of a daily network news program, plans to start a syndicated talk show some time... More »

Katie Couric Likely Gone From CBS News in June

Howard Kurtz: She's exploring daytime deals

(Newser) - Katie Couric is expected to leave her post as anchor of the CBS Evening News in June, writes Howard Kurtz at the Daily Beast . She may stay with the network in some kind of daytime or syndicated talk show, but she's also exploring deals with ABC, NBC, and Time Warner.... More »

NBC Fires Worker Who Posted 'What Is the Internet' Video

Network isn't laughing, even if everyone else is

(Newser) - Most people got a chuckle over the 1994 video of Katie Couric and Bryant Gumbel struggling to understand that new Internet thing, but not everybody's laughing: NBC fired the employee who posted it, reports the All Things Digital blog . “The individual in question violated the company’s standards of... More »

Couric, Gumbel: What's an Internet?

Ah, the painful musings of the past

(Newser) - Remember 1994? Neither does your Newser! But apparently it was a magical time of pre-crazy Mel Gibson, Dems getting trounced in midterm elections, and ... talking heads on the teevee trying to explain something called the "Internet." Observe as Katie Couric and Bryant Gumbel wonder aloud: "What is... More »

Eastwood on Obama: I'm No Fan

President's current course is not 'governing,' Clint argues

(Newser) - Clint Eastwood talked to Katie Couric to promote his latest film, Hereafter, but the CBS News interview strayed into political territory. President Obama is “a nice fella,” but Eastwood is “not a fan of what he’s doing at the moment,” he says. Why not? Eastwood,... More »

Levi Johnston: Policy Questions 'Over My Head'

Would-be Wasilla mayor asked same questions Couric asked Palin

(Newser) - Would-be Wasilla mayor Levi Johnston appeared on Lawrence O'Donnell's new show and was asked the same questions that seemed to stump Sarah Palin when Katie Couric asked them in 2008. Johnston didn't fare any better, telling O'Donnell a question about the teaching of evolution was "over his head" and... More »

Couric Goes to Afghanistan; Ratings Hit 20-Year Low

CBS average viewership dips below 4.9M

(Newser) - This doesn't say a whole lot about civic affairs: Katie Couric broadcast from Afghanistan last week, and ratings for CBS Evening News tied an all-time low. An average of 4.89 million viewers tuned in on the five days (one of which was anchored by Harry Smith and another by... More »

Is Couric Dissing Palin in Old Tape?

Yes, say conservative sites; not a chance, says Mediaite

(Newser) - Right-leaning websites such as Conservatives4Palin are jumping on a 2008 video they say shows Katie Couric "mocking" Sarah Palin. In the footage, taken the day Palin was picked to be the VP candidate, Couric struggles off air with the names of the candidate's kids. "Where the hell do... More »

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