Couric may exit CBS News before contract ends


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LOS ANGELES - The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed CBS News executives and people close to Katie Couric, said on Wednesday she could leave her job as anchor of the "CBS Evening News" well before her contract expires in 2011.

CBS and Couric both issued statements downplaying the Journal story while stopping short of an outright denial.

The report comes as CBS continues to lag in third place in the network news ratings, behind NBC and ABC, 19 months after Couric's much ballyhooed debut as the first woman solo anchor of a major U.S. evening newscast ? for a salary reportedly worth $15 million a year.


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No surprise.

Rating's actually went down since she took over.
Evening News is way different than the cheesie morning show's that show nothing but fluff entertainment personalities.

Different audience entirely.
 
^^^ They don't seem to be that much different anymore. They lack of ratings might just be because of a lack of fluff. :smh:
 
BLAQUE PRINCE said:
^^^ They don't seem to be that much different anymore. They lack of ratings might just be because of a lack of fluff. :smh:
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Tell that to NBC's Briam Williams.
He's killing the other's by just REPORTING THE NEWS.

The last thing I want to see on the evening news are stories about Bradjolina's, TomKat, or Britney Spear's mug paraded off as news.
When Katie took over, she lost from the beginning because she did to many stories like the one's she did on the morning show.

EXAMPLE:
She had a segment during her first month called "In there own words" where she was to give the average person 1 minute to speak on a story she did.
It turned out to be nothing more than a parade of Hollywood star's speaking and it didn't go over well at all.

Plug was pulled on that after a few weeks.
 
I may give NBC a shot then. But I haven't been home in time to watch the evening news in a couple of years. And when I do catch it I manage to catch some of that star chasing crap.
 
players said:
Tell that to NBC's Briam Williams.
He's killing the other's by just REPORTING THE NEWS.

The last thing I want to see on the evening news are stories about Bradjolina's, TomKat, or Britney Spear's mug paraded off as news.
When Katie took over, she lost from the beginning because she did to many stories like the one's she did on the morning show.
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Preach.

I file this whole move under the "what the L were they thinking in the first place" category. She was wrong for the job from the start. She never came accross to me as being "heavy" or serious enough for me to turn to for news.

There were other more "serious" female anchor possibilities than her that could have been considered. Anyway, at FIFTEEN MILLION per year, Katie Couric will get the last laugh . . . all the way to the bank. :lol:
 
People always commented on Couric's legs. That's the problem, they have her behind the desk hiding the legs and EXPENSIVE shoes...lol

Bue seriously, it's like two genres, if you will, of news. The Today show was so wild and crazy and the CBS evening news all serious. That's like Michael Baidsen(sp) hosting Bobby Jones...lol
 
players said:
Tell that to NBC's Briam Williams.
He's killing the other's by just REPORTING THE NEWS.

The last thing I want to see on the evening news are stories about Bradjolina's, TomKat, or Britney Spear's mug paraded off as news.
When Katie took over, she lost from the beginning because she did to many stories like the one's she did on the morning show.

EXAMPLE:
She had a segment during her first month called "In there own words" where she was to give the average person 1 minute to speak on a story she did.
It turned out to be nothing more than a parade of Hollywood star's speaking and it didn't go over well at all.

Plug was pulled on that after a few weeks.
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The major media outlets need to mainly do one thing and do it very well.

REPORT THE NEWS!!!
 
I was a big CBS fan until they hired Katie and changed the format. I cannot watch CBS news any longer. I watched CBS when Walter Konkrite (sp) and Mike Wallace anchored for many years. This lady and the format is not even in the same league. I know watch NBC news.......Since ABC comes on after in ATL, I get a chance to watch them also.
 
players said:
No surprise.

Rating's actually went down since she took over.
Evening News is way different than the cheesie morning show's that show nothing but fluff entertainment personalities.

Different audience entirely.
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tHE SITUATION HAS BEEN DISAPPOINTING FROM DAY 1.
sHE TRIED TO FLUFF (oops, cap lock) the nightly news. It just did not work.
I think Meredith would have been a much better choice.
 
JROCK said:
I was a big CBS fan until they hired Katie and changed the format. I cannot watch CBS news any longer. I watched CBS when Walter Konkrite (sp) and Mike Wallace anchored for many years. This lady and the format is not even in the same league. I know watch NBC news.......Since ABC comes on after in ATL, I get a chance to watch them also.
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Dang, you must be older than me. You remember David and Chet too?
 



players said:
Tell that to NBC's Briam Williams.
He's killing the other's by just REPORTING THE NEWS.
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I LOVE Brian! I watch him every night! :nod:

And I really like when he reads the emails of viewers and then responds to what they've written! I love it!
 
Speaking of ole Connie Chung, I've even seen her on Maury a time or two. lmao! He's also had the girl named "Egypt" on his show to do the paternity tests.

I think Maury is looking for someone to take over his "paternity" surprises. lol

Back to the evening news, the telecast is all serious.... Katie just doesn't fit the mode. Then again, who would. It's a very thin line between being drab and personable.. Tom Browkaw did it, Brian Williams does it, even ole dude... Charles Gibson... can do it, but not Katie.
 
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