Katie Couric is an American media personality who is noted for her longterm career in NBC News from 1989 to 2006 as a correspondent and anchor. Katie, who is involved in the journalism field since the seventies, has won two Edward R. Morrow Awards for Best Newscast.
Besides journalism, she has published a book entitled The Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons from Extraordinary Lives, which was a New York Times bestseller.
How Much Is Katie Couric's Net Worth And Salary In 2020?
When it comes to income and earnings, Katie Couric is enjoying quite some decent amount of fortunes. Katie, with her career as a journalist and other endeavors, has a net worth of $75 million, as of 2020. She alone earns a salary of $10 million per year, as per celebritynetworth.com.
She stepped into the journalism field after she graduated from high school. She first started at ABC News in 1979 and later joined CNN. Her first reporting job was at WTVJ in Florida, after which she worked at WRC-TV in D.C.
From 1989 to 2006, she served for NBC News as a correspondent, sub-host, and anchor for several programs. Similarly, co-anchored The Today Show since 1991 and also worked as a contributing anchor for Dateline NBC.
After leaving NBC News, she joined CBS Evening News and became the first-ever solo female anchor. For a couple of years from 2012 to 2014, she hosted a news talk show called 'Katie.' Also, she debuted as Global Anchor for Yahoo! News in January 2014.
Katie Couric Lost Her First Husband To Cancer
Katie Couric's married life reflects both her blissful as well as tragic moments. She lost her first husband to cancer, which was kind of unbearable, and she had to take care of two daughters, singlehandedly.
Katie previously tied the knot with Jay Monahan, a lawyer working with the NBC News, on 10 June 1989. The couple relished their married life for nine years until the death of Jay in 1998 due to cancer.
Jay was diagnosed with cancer and got sick for nine months before he passed away on 24 January 1998. Nevertheless, Katie always has been open about the death of her first spouse.
She paid tribute to Jay on his twentieth death anniversary in 2018 with pictures of her, Jay, and one of their daughters. She captioned, 'Jay Monahan. 9 January, 1956-January 24, 1998. Twenty years ago today. We miss you'.
Katie Couric and her first husband, Jay Monahan (©: Instagram/Katie Couric)
Katie and Jay have two daughters named Elinor Tully 'Ellie' Monahan and Caroline' Carrie' Monahan. Elinor, age 25, is a graduate of Yale University. She worked for HBO in 2012, the New York County District Attorney's Office in Crime Strategies in 2011, and Glamour Magazine before that.
Similarly, her other daughter, Carrie is pursuing her education at Stanford University, where she took part in Paris Internship. Also, she is a writer at West Magazine and a former chief recruitment officer for Kappa Alpha Theta.
Katie Couric Is Currently Married To John Molner
After the death of Katie's first husband, she remained single for more than one and a half-decade, raising her daughters as a single mother. But the new bud of love grew again, and she found her passion, who was none other than her current husband, John Molner.
Katie and John were assembled by mutual friends in 2012. Later, John proposed her on the beach in East Hampton New York to marry him, flaunting a gorgeous diamond ring. However, she took some time to accept the proposal.
Katie Couric and her second husband, John Molner (©: thenetline.com)
Later, on 21 June 2014, they exchanged wedding vows in a small ceremony officiated in the Hamptons. Katie's daughters from a previous marriage, along with her friends and family, attended the ceremony officiated by their close friend, John Ellis.
As of 2020, Katie and John are in the run of their six years of married life loaded with full of happiness and understandings.
Katie Couric's Family, Height, & Education
Katie Couric was born on 7 January 1957 in Arlington, Virginia, in the United States. She is the daughter of John Martin Couric and Elinor Tullie, who raised her with her siblings Emily Couric, Clara Couric Batchelor, and John M. Couric, Jr.
Her father served as the public relations executive and news editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the United Press in Washington, D.C., while mother was a homemaker.
Katie, who has a height of 5 feet and 3¾ inches tall, pursued her education from Arlington Public Schools before graduating from the University of Virginia with a bachelor's degree in American Studies in 1979.
Katie has one of the famous short haircuts for women over 50 years of age. Her hairstyle features a short cropped cut with a soft touch by sprinkling in subtle blond highlight.