Katie Couric Book: The Biography of Katie Couric

University Press returns with another short and captivating biography of one of history's most compelling figures, Katie Couric.

Katie Couric is one of the most accomplished American television journalists of the 20th and 21st centuries. She has reported for nearly every news broadcast on ABC, CBS, and NBC, she became a household name when she co-hosted the TODAY Show for fifteen years, she conducted iconic interviews with countless celebrities and heads of state, and, through it all, she became "America's Sweetheart."

Born in Arlington, Virginia, on January 7, 1957, Katie Anne Couric interned at an all-news radio station while still in high school, graduated from the University of Virginia, began her journalism career as an assistant at ABC, got married, had two daughters, tragically lost her husband to cancer, rose through the ranks and became the first solo female anchor of the CBS Evening News, was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame, and signed a $65 million contract with NBC to become the highest-paid TV personality in world history.

This short book tells the intensely human story of a woman who is changing the world in a way that no one else can.