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KATIE COURIC
By: Becca Smith
FAMILY LIFE
Husband: Jay Monahan
 Two girls: Ellie (1991) and Carrie (1996)
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HOMETOWN AND EDUCATION
Arlington Virginia
 Attended the University of Virginia
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TIME LINE
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1957 January 7: Born
1979: Graduated from University of Virginia
1979 Joined ABC News as desk worker
1989 Married Jay Monahan
1991 Had Ellie July 23
1994 Won first Daytime Emmy
1996 had Carrie January 5
1998 Jay dies of Colon Cancer
1991-2006 Works at Today
2001- Won TV Guide Award
2006-2011 Works at CBS
2009- Won Gracie Award
2011- Works at ABC
AWARDS
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Type: Special Correspondent
Awards
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Daytime Emmy
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1992-N
1994-W
1995-N
1997-W
1998-W
1999-W
2000-W
2001-N
2002-N
2003-N
2004-W
2005-N
2006-N
Won Grice
TV Guide Award
2009
2000-N
2001-W
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
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One employed by the print or broadcast media to
supply news stories or articles
FAMOUS STORIES
Palin Interviews 2008
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Interviewed Sarah Palin during the run for President
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/24/eveningnew
s/main4476173.shtml
WORK EXPERIENCE
ABC News
 This Week
 ABC World News
 CBS Evening News
 Night Line
 60 Minutes
 20/20
 Today
 Good Morning America
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BOOKS PUBLISHED
Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons from
Extraordinary
 The Brand New Kid
 The Blue Ribbon Day
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INTERVIEWS
 http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/24/eve
ningnews/main4476173.shtml
CANCER AWARENESS
2011 Honorary Chair of National
Parkinson Foundation
 Active in the National Hockey League’s
Hockey Fights Cancer
 Public Service Announcements and
Voice Over's
 2005 National Breast Cancer
Awareness Month
 Creating A “Couric Effect” When doing
colonoscopy and Archives of Internal
Medicine said that many others
followed
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CITATIONS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_couric
 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0183698/awards
 http://www.amazon.com/KatieCouric/e/B001H6OMGO/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1
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