Katie Couric

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Named One of the Most Influential Women in Media by Forbes Magazine
First Woman to Solo Anchor a Network Evening Newscast
Peabody Award-Winning Journalist and #1 NYT Bestselling Author of 'Going There'
Founder of Katie Couric Media and Co-Founder of Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C)

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The first woman to solo anchor a network evening newscast. One of the most recognizable and trusted figures in modern media. Katie Couric built a career on knowing what would land and how to make people care.

From 15 years on TODAY to CBS Evening News, Couric became a daily fixture in American life by making complex moments understandable in real time. Her meticulous preparation, disarming warmth, and direct questioning carried across interviews with presidents, cultural figures, and leaders at the center of major moments. A Peabody Award-winning journalist, Couric is also co-founder of Stand Up To Cancer, which has raised over $800 million for cancer research, adding depth and real-world impact to her perspective on stage.

She is still operating inside the story. As the founder of Katie Couric Media and Barolo Films, and host of Next Question with Katie Couric, she is focused on how information moves now, who earns attention, and why people trust what they hear.

On stage, she shows how to be heard when attention is limited and credibility is under pressure. The result is a talk that feels clear and grounded, delivered by someone audiences already trust to get it right.

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Talks & Conversations with Katie Couric

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A Conversation with Katie Couric

One of the most personable figures in broadcasting, KATIE COURIC sits down for a memorable Q&A session. She shares with audiences her insight into the lives of individuals in the news today, the stories behind the headlines and her notable interviews with the world's most highly respected figure ...

One of the most personable figures in broadcasting, KATIE COURIC sits down for a memorable Q&A session. She shares with audiences her insight into the lives of individuals in the news today, the stories behind the headlines and her notable interviews with the world's most highly respected figures gleaned from her roles as anchor of the CBS Evening News and NBC's TODAY.

The Power of the Right Question

Renowned interviewer KATIE COURIC shows how the right question can change the direction of a conversation and unlock what actually matters. Drawing from decades of interviews, she shares how leaders can use curiosity to make better decisions, navigate difficult conversations, and connect more effect ...

Renowned interviewer KATIE COURIC shows how the right question can change the direction of a conversation and unlock what actually matters. Drawing from decades of interviews, she shares how leaders can use curiosity to make better decisions, navigate difficult conversations, and connect more effectively.

What Matters Now: Making Sense of a Constant News Cycle

One of America’s most iconic journalists, KATIE COURIC helps audiences cut through a nonstop stream of information and focus on what counts. Drawing on decades at the center of major moments, she brings perspective shaped by firsthand access and experience. She connects the headlines to what they me ...

One of America’s most iconic journalists, KATIE COURIC helps audiences cut through a nonstop stream of information and focus on what counts. Drawing on decades at the center of major moments, she brings perspective shaped by firsthand access and experience. She connects the headlines to what they mean for business and public life, delivering clarity from someone audiences trust.

The Future of Media and Influence

Peabody award-winning journalist and media leader KATIE COURIC examines how platforms and new technologies are reshaping who gets heard and why. She breaks down what this shift means for organizations trying to reach and hold attention. ...

Peabody award-winning journalist and media leader KATIE COURIC examines how platforms and new technologies are reshaping who gets heard and why. She breaks down what this shift means for organizations trying to reach and hold attention.

Truth, Trust, and Leadership in a Distrustful Era

Drawing on her experience anchoring the CBS Evening News and co-anchoring the TODAY, KATIE COURIC explores how credibility is built when audiences are skeptical and attention is fragmented. She shows what it takes to communicate with clarity and earn trust in real time. ...

Drawing on her experience anchoring the CBS Evening News and co-anchoring the TODAY, KATIE COURIC explores how credibility is built when audiences are skeptical and attention is fragmented. She shows what it takes to communicate with clarity and earn trust in real time.

Books by Katie Couric

By Katie Couric - The Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons from Extraordinary Lives

By Katie Couric - The Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons from Extraordinary Lives

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Katie Couric (@katiecouric) is an award-winning journalist and #1 New York Times best-selling author of her memoir, Going There, which was published in October 2021. She is also a co-founder of Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C). Since its launch in 2008, Stand Up To Cancer has raised over $800 million to support cutting-edge collaborative science and its research has contributed to nine new FDA approved therapies.

In 2017, she co-founded Katie Couric Media (KCM): a multi-platform media company which reaches 10M+ people through Couric’s podcast, Next Question and weekly live Substack show, social media, and newsletter communities (Wake-Up Call, Good Taste, Body and Soul, Wake Up Call at Work, The Shop Edit, Ripple Effect). KCM works with purpose driven brands to create premium content that addresses important social issues like gender equality, environmental sustainability and mental health.

In 2024, Couric founded Barolo Films, a KCM-adjacent production company that develops documentaries and scripted projects. Previously, Couric produced a number of documentaries, including America Inside Out with Katie Couric, a six-part series for National Geographic; Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric, for National Geographic; Under the Gun and Fed Up, now available on iTunes, Amazon and YouTube. She was also the executive producer of the Emmy-nominated Netflix scripted series, Unbelievable.

Couric was the first woman to solo anchor a network evening newscast, serving as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News from 2006 to 2011 following 15-years as co-anchor of NBC’s Today show. She hosted a syndicated show before joining Yahoo as Global News Anchor until 2017.

She has won a duPont-Columbia, a Peabody, two Edward R. Murrows, a Walter Cronkite Award, and numerous Emmys. She was twice named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people and was a Glamour Magazine woman of the year three times. She has also been honored for her cancer advocacy work by The American Cancer Society, The American Association of Cancer Researchers, and the Harvard and Columbia schools of public health.

In addition to Going There, Couric is also the author of two children’s books and The Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons from Extraordinary Lives.

Couric has two daughters and lives with her husband John Molner in New York City.