ABC Announces Deal With Katie Couric

Disney/ABC Television Group (DATG) has signed a multi-year, multi-platform agreement with Katie Couric, award-winning journalist, best-selling author and popular TV personality, to host and produce her own nationally syndicated talk show and to join the ABC News team, it was announced today by Anne Sweeney, president, Disney/ABC Television Group and co-chair, Disney Media Networks. The program will be distributed by Disney/ABC Domestic Television and will premiere in September 2012.   Couric, the former ?Today? co-anchor who was most recently anchor and managing editor of the ?CBS Evening News with Katie Couric,? a ?60 Minutes? correspondent and host of the weekly online interview series, @katiecouric, will be reunited with Jeff Zucker, who will be an executive producer with Couric on the yet-to-be-named syndicated series, which will be based in New York and produced in conjunction with Disney/ABC.   In addition to hosting the new syndicated program, Couric will join the ABC News team, contributing to all programs and platforms. Beginning this summer, Couric, winner of the distinguished duPont, Murrow and Cronkite Awards and numerous Emmys, will anchor specials, contribute interviews, participate in special events coverage and bring her many talents to bear on some of the most important and interesting stories of the day.   In making the announcement, Ms. Sweeney stated: ?Katie Couric is one of television?s iconic figures and we are thrilled to have forged such an exciting partnership with her. We look forward to having Katie join the best News team ... Read More »

Source: http://www.deadline.com/2011/06/abc-announces-deal-with-katie-couric/

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