With my secret weapon, producer Lori Beecher. The blood, sweat, and tears we shed over landing Sully’s first interview won us an Emmy.
Trying to comfort Larousse Pierre, recently orphaned and badly injured in the Haiti earthquake. I will never forget the sound of him wailing in pain. （CBS）
Feeling less than heartbroken on my last day at CBS, May 2011. （Heather Wines, CBS）
With Brooks Perlin in Miami Beach. I stayed Krazy-Glued to my chaise when a paparazzo showed up. （Splashnews）
Meeting Queen Elizabeth, postcurtsy, on the occasion of her Diamond Jubilee. I think we really hit it off （for five seconds, anyway）。 （Lewis Whyld/WPA Pool via Getty Images）
Great expectations: On the set of my talk show, Katie, which premiered in September 2012. （ABC, Ida Mae Astute）
Feeling slightly adrift in a sea of bright colors. （ABC, Ida Mae Astute）
During the Katie era I felt most comfortable getting back to my news roots, reporting on stories like Hurricane Sandy.
An early date with Molner, at a Knicks game. Us Weekly said we were “piling on the PDA.” （James Devaney/FilmMagic via Getty Images）
At Ellie’s Yale graduation, 2013. I wish Jay could have been there.
Our wedding in East Hampton, June 21st, 2014. I loved it when John grabbed my mom’s hand. （Brian Dorsey）
My bonus children, Allie and Henry. （Brian Dorsey）
After 16 years of being single, I’d finally met my match. （Brian Dorsey）
Philanthropy has its privileges: With Jon Hamm before a Stand Up To Cancer telecast. （Image Group LA/American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., via WireImage）
Introducing Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer in Las Vegas. Suffice it to say, I didn’t bleed purple. （Ethan Miller via Getty Images）
At the Supreme Court, interviewing Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The crusader for equality surprised me with her comments on race. （Mary F. Calvert）
At Yahoo I got to interview everyone from Edward Snowden and Chance the Rapper to my feminist hero Gloria Steinem.
August 11th, 2017: I covered the “Unite the Right” rally for my National Geographic series, America Inside Out. My beloved Charlottesville, where I’d spent four glorious years during college, had been transformed into a hotbed of hatred. （Tom Daly）
For another episode in the series, Viola Davis and Julius Tennon told me about their efforts to open more doors for people of color in Hollywood. （National Geographic, Hussein Katz）
John’s folks, Paula and Herby, have been like grandparents to my girls. Here they are at Carrie’s Stanford graduation, 2018.
And Molner makes four: All gussied up for a family friend’s wedding.
To help Carrie learn more about her father, I took her to Virginia, where she met two of Jay’s reenactment buddies, Todd Kern and Mike Hickey.
Sealed with a kiss: Mark proposed to Ellie with the ring Jay had given me. （Jenn Morse Photography）
Molner’s favorite photo of me.
After Alex Trebek died, I was honored to be the first female guest host of Jeopardy! and raise a quarter of a million dollars for Stand Up To Cancer. （Jeopardy!）
About the Author
Katie Couric （@katiecouric） is an award-winning journalist, a New York Times bestselling author, and a co-founder of Stand Up To Cancer （SU2C）。 Since its launch in 2008, Stand Up To Cancer has raised more than $600 million to support cutting-edge collaborative science, and its research has contributed to nine new FDA-approved therapies.
In 2017, she founded Katie Couric Media, which has developed a number of media projects, including a daily newsletter, a podcast, digital video series, and several documentaries. KCM works with purpose-driven brands to create premium content that addresses important social issues like gender equality, environmental sustainability, and mental health.
Previous documentaries produced by KCM include America Inside Out with Katie Couric, a six-part series for National Geographic; Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric, for National Geographic; Under the Gun, which aired on Epix; and Fed Up, available on iTunes, Amazon, and YouTube. Couric was also the executive producer of Unbelievable on Netflix and is developing other scripted projects.
Couric was the first woman to solo anchor a network evening newscast, serving as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News from 2006 to 2011, following 15 years as co-anchor of NBC’s TODAY show. She also hosted a syndicated show, Katie, and served as the Yahoo Global News anchor until 2017.
She has won a duPont-Columbia Award, a Peabody, two Edward R. Murrow Awards, a Walter Cronkite Award, and multiple Emmys. She was twice named one of Time magazine’s one hundred most influential people and was a Glamour magazine Woman of the Year three times. She has also received numerous awards for her cancer advocacy work and has been honored by both the Harvard and Columbia schools of public health, the American Cancer Society, and the American Association of Cancer Researchers.