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'''Katie Katherine Anne Couric''' was born on January 7, 1957, in [[Arlington]], [[Virginia]]. Couric is the [[liberal]] anchor of ''[[CBS]] Evening News''. Since assuming the position in 2006, ''CBS Evening News'' ratings have hit record lows. <ref>[http://apnews.excite.com/article/20070603/D8PHEUNO1.html Ratings Raise TV News Sexism Questions], David Bauder, June 3, 2007.</ref> <ref>[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/rich-noyes/2007/09/04/katie-couric-one-year-later-different-network-same-old-liberal-skew Katie Couric, One Year Later: Different Network, Same Old Liberal Skew], Rich Noyes, [[NewsBusters]], September 4, 2007. </ref> ==Personal== *1975 Entered the [[University of Virginia]].*1979 Graduated with honors from the University of Virginia with a bachelor’s degree in English. *1989 Married [[Jay Monahan]].*1991 Her first daughter, Elinor was born.*1996 A second daughter, Caroline was born.*1998 Her husband of nine years died of [[colon cancer]] at the age of 42. *2000 Helped launch the National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance (NCCRA). Couric lives in [[New York]] with her two daughters. ==Journalism Career== *1979 Desk assistant at [[ABC News]] in Washington, D.C.*1980 Assignment editor at CNN. Couric later became an associate producer and producer of a news and information program. *1984 Reporter handling general assignments for WTVJ in Miami.*1987-1989 NBC Reporter at WRC-TV in Washington, D.C. During that time, she won an Emmy and an Associated Press Award.*1989 Pentagon correspondent for NBC News.*1990 National correspondent for Today.*1991-2006 Permanent cohost for Today.*1992 Contributing anchor for Dateline NBC.*2006 Anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, 60 Minutes correspondent and anchors CBS News primetime specials.  ==Liberal Bias==Couric has a history of favoring Democratic individuals:*[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brent-baker/2008/02/11/couric-injects-silly-girl-talk-60-minutes-interview-clinton Couric Injects Silly Girl Talk in '60 Minutes' Interview with Clinton], [[Brent Baker]], ''[[NewsBusters]]'', February 11, 2008*[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/rich-noyes/2008/01/30/cbss-couric-lauds-john-edwards-liberal-themed-campaign CBS's Couric Lauds John Edwards Liberal-Themed Campaign], [[Rich Noyes]], ''[[NewsBusters]]'', January 30, 2008*[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brent-baker/2008/01/10/couric-encourages-humanized-clinton-reveal-more-yourself Couric Encourages 'Humanized' Clinton to 'Reveal More of Yourself'], [[Brent Baker]], ''[[NewsBusters]]'', January 10, 2008 Couric has a history of negative reporting on Republican / Conservative individuals and issues:*[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brent-baker/2008/02/06/cbs-incessantly-applies-conservative-label-44-times-two-hours CBS Incessantly Applies 'Conservative' Label: 44 Times in Two Hours], [[Brent Baker]], ''[[NewsBusters]]'', February 6, 2008*[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brent-baker/2008/02/05/couric-pushes-gop-candidates-not-dems-denounce-each-other Couric Pushes GOP Candidates, Not Dems, to Denounce Each Other], [[Brent Baker]], ''[[NewsBusters]]'', February 5, 2008*[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brent-baker/2008/02/04/cbs-abc-falsely-describe-medicare-spending-hike-cut CBS and ABC Falsely Describe Medicare Spending Hike as a Cut], [[Brent Baker]], ''[[NewsBusters]]'', February 4, 2008*[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/jeff-poor/2008/01/24/evening-news-plays-recessionary-caused-unemployment 'Evening News' Plays up Recessionary-Caused Unemployment], [[Jeff Poor]], ''[[NewsBusters]]'', January 24, 2008*[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/nathan-burchfiel/2008/01/23/couric-praises-media-predicting-recession Couric Praises Media for Predicting Recession], [[Nathan Burchfiel]], ''[[NewsBusters]]'', January 23, 2008*[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brent-baker/2007/12/11/couric-channeled-hillary-challenges-romney-denounce-giulianis-character Couric Channeled Hillary But Challenges Romney to Denounce Giuliani's 'Character'], [[Brent Baker]], ''[[NewsBusters]]'', December 11, 2007 ==Sources==*http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/06/eveningnews/bios/main1781520.shtml Katie Couric, Anchor, Managing Editor of CBS Evening News; Correspondent, 60 Minutes - CBS News*http://www.askmen.com/women/models_300/304c_katie_couric.html AskMen.com - Katie Couric pics - Biography

<references{{reflist|2}} ==External Links==*http:/>/www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/06/eveningnews/bios/main1781520.shtml CBS News Bio*http://newsbusters.org/taxonomy/term/190 Katie Couric - [[NewsBusters]]