Katie Couric Is Done With CBS Evening News
April 26th, 2011
After much speculation, Katie Couric has announced that she has resigned as the host of the CBS Evening News after 5 years.
“I have decided to step down from the CBS Evening News,” Couric told PEOPLE. “I’m really proud of the talented team on the CBS Evening News and the award-winning work we’ve been able to do in the past five years in addition to the reporting I’ve done for 60 Minutes and CBS Sunday Morning. In making the decision to move on, I know the Evening News will be in great hands, but I am excited about the future.”
Couric hasn’t given the specifics of what she’ll be doing next, but adds, “The bottom line is that I love doing all kinds of different stories. I have a lot of areas of interest and I want to be able to fulfill all of that.”
