January 7

Katie Couric
(1957-)

Born in Arlington, VA, broadcast journalist Katie Couric began at ABC, went on to CNN bureaus around the country, then to NBC, where she became No. 2 reporter at the Pentagon. She was a popular co-anchor of 'The Today Show' before moving becoming the anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News in 2006.

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