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Katie Couric

Autor(a) de The Brand New Kid

12+ Works 1,295 Membros 45 Reviews

About the Author

Katherine Anne "Katie" Couric was born January 7, 1957 in Arlington, VA. She enrolled at the University of Virginia, in 1975 and served in several positions at UVA's award-winning daily newspaper, The Cavalier Daily. During her third year at UVA, Couric was chosen to live as Head Resident of The mostrar mais Lawn, the heart of Thomas Jefferson's Academical Village. She graduated in 1979 with a bachelor's degree in English with a focus on American Studies. Couric's first job was at the ABC News bureau in Washington, D.C., later joining CNN as an assignment editor. Between 1984 and 1986, she worked as a general-assignment reporter for WTVJ in Miami, Florida. During the following two years, she reported for WRC-TV, the NBC owned-and-operated station in Washington, D.C., work which earned her an Associated Press award and an Emmy. Couric joined NBC News in 1989 as Deputy Pentagon Correspondent. From 1989 to 1991, Couric was an anchor substitute and filled in for Bryant Gumbel as host of Today. In 1989, Couric joined Today as national political correspondent, becoming a substitute co-host in February 1991 when Norville had a baby. Norville did not return and Couric became permanent co-anchor on April 5, 1991. She remained at Today with co-host Matt Lauer and NBC News until May 31, 2006, when she announced that she would be going to CBS to anchor the CBS Evening News, becoming the first solo female anchor of the "big three" weekday nightly news broadcasts. The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric has won the 2008 and 2009 Edward R. Murrow Award for best newscast. On March 29, 2009, Couric was awarded with the Emmy Governor's Award for her broadcasting career. Katie Couric authored a book entitled The Best Advice I Ever Got which made Publisher's Weekly Best Seller List for 2011. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos

Obras de Katie Couric

Associated Works

Shark Tale [2004 film] (2005) — Actor — 354 cópias
Fed Up [2014 film] (2015) — Producer — 14 cópias
Dressed to Perfection — Prefácio — 1 exemplar(es)
A Very Gaga Thanksgiving [2011 TV special] (2011) — Self — 1 exemplar(es)

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
1957-01-07
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
USA
Ocupação
television host
journalist
Organizações
NBC
CBS

Membros

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Reading this made me feel bad. The TV news/entertainment business seems filled with some truly awful people with over-sized egos.
 
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ellink | outras 5 resenhas | Jan 22, 2024 |
I'm not usually all that into celebrity biographies, but I have to admit to being curious about what Katie has been up to since she was the "it" girl on the TODAY show. This autobiography starts out strong. It's fascinating to me how someone goes from a regular person to a superstar on television. Katie did a great job of leveraging every connection and never giving up, even when the going wasn't always smooth.

Unfortunately, after her first husband dies and she reveals the fiasco that was CBS (also very interesting if you like reading about office politics), her career and her book peter out. She starts writing more about the progressive social mores of the time with a focus on Matt Lauer, and the book becomes more less personal and more judgmental.

As her career wanes so does the book.
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Anita_Pomerantz | outras 5 resenhas | Mar 23, 2023 |
 
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CarolHicksCase | outras 5 resenhas | Mar 12, 2023 |
This book is about wanting to be on a soccer team but sadly get cut from it. This causes them to be sad but finds interest in the science fair and they win a blue ribbon from it. This teaches children that it's okay to not be good at everything and you'll find what you're really good at eventually.
Age:3-5
Source: Pierce County Library
 
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MadelynCaswell | outras 12 resenhas | Mar 6, 2023 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
12
Also by
7
Membros
1,295
Popularidade
#19,823
Avaliação
½ 3.7
Resenhas
45
ISBNs
32
Idiomas
2

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