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Katie Couric Officially Leaving CBS

Written by Matt Ufford / 04.25.11

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It’s been widely rumored for the last month that Katie Couric would leave her position as the anchor of “CBS Evening News” after five years, and now it’s finally unofficially official: Couric will announce her departure this week, and CBS has tapped “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley to take her place.

This week, Ms. Couric is planning to acknowledge… that she is leaving the “CBS Evening News” after five years. Then, as soon as she returns from London, where she will be anchoring the network’s coverage of the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on Friday, CBS will announce her successor during the first week of May.

Ms. Couric’s contract with CBS ends on June 4, and the network is said to want a month for a transition. Scott Pelley, a correspondent on “60 Minutes,” is expected to succeed Ms. Couric. [NYT]

Such a relief to hear. What a whirlwind month of not caring about and ignoring this story it’s been. I can’t wait for the hubbub to settle down so I can continue doing everything exactly the same way.

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Matt Ufford posted

"Katie Couric Officially Leaving CBS"

  1. 04.25.11 at 12:18 pm
    La Schmoove

    You’re trying to seduce me, Mrs. Couric.

  2. 04.25.11 at 12:25 pm
    Mel Got Served

    I’ve heard that Jim Carrey, James Spader and other stars might show up for an episode to be interviewed as a possible successor. They will also re-do a song from “Rent” for her.

  3. 04.25.11 at 12:29 pm
    Spanky Datass

    ‘couric3′ is a very unsatisfying hover tag for that pic. I thinking maybe ‘katiegrinds,menflee’.

  4. 04.25.11 at 12:32 pm
    dachshund

    she seems fun!

  5. 04.25.11 at 12:41 pm
    Upstate Underdog

    She’s “presenting.” Ass up, face down.

  6. 04.25.11 at 12:56 pm
    Otto Man

    For some of us, the real news here is that five years ago, CBS hired Katie Couric to be their evening news anchor.

    Or that the evening news still exists.

  7. 04.25.11 at 12:58 pm
    Burnsy

    Back to covering cat fashion shows for her.

  8. 04.25.11 at 1:23 pm
    La Schmoove

    You can almost hear Luke’s “I Wanna Rock” playing in the background of that banner pic.

  9. 04.25.11 at 2:09 pm
    Bob

    I hope she starts doing movies or something else that shows off how hot she is.

  10. 04.25.11 at 2:36 pm
    Lenny

    Why do they need someone to be on TV and read twitter feeds?

    OLD MEDIA IS DEAD! GET USED TO IT DINOSAURS!

  11. 04.25.11 at 2:57 pm
    red ROVER

    she looks like she could ride a dick.

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