Born name

Katherine Anne Couric

nickname

Katie Couric

Sun sign

Capricorn

Place of birth

Arlington, Virginia, United States

residence

New York City, New York, United States

nationality

training

Katie graduated from public schools in Arlington viz

• Jamestown Elementary Formerly
• Williamsburg Middle School and
• Yorktown High School.

Later, in 1975, she entered the University of Virginia and graduated in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree in American Studies.

occupation

Journalist, podcaster, documentary filmmaker, entrepreneur and author

family

• Father – John Martin Couric (PR director and news editor at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the United Press in Washington, DC)
• Mother – Elinor Tullie (Housewife)
• Siblings – Emily Couric (older sister) (Virginia State Senator), Clara Couric Batchelor (older sister), John M. Couric, Jr. (older brother)
• Other – Jeff Wadlow (Nephew) (Producer, Writer and Director)

Manager

Katie Couric is managed by –

• Bradley Singer, Talent Agent, William Morris Endeavor (WME) Entertainment, Beverly Hills, California, USA.
• Matthew Hiltzik, Publicist, Hiltzik Strategies, New York, New York, USA.
• Craig Jacobson, Legal Representative, Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush & Kaller, LLP, Attorneys at Law, Beverly Hills, California, USA.

Build

Slim

Height

5 feet 3 inches or 162 cm

weight

55 kg or 121 lbs

friend/spouse

Katie Couric dated –

1. Bob Saget – Katie once dated comedian, actor, and TV host Bob Saget. However, she has revealed that he didn’t call her after their date.
2. Jay Monahan (1989-1998) – Katie married John Paul “Jay” Monahan in 1989. Jay Monahan was an attorney and NBC News Legal Analyst. Unfortunately, the marriage didn’t last long when Jay died of colon cancer in 1998 at the age of 42. She is blessed with two beautiful daughters from her marriage – Elinor Tully “Ellie” Monahan (born 1991) and Caroline “Carrie” Monahan (born 1996).
3. John Molner (2012-present) – Katie and John knew each other before marriage. John is an officer at the Chicago-based investment firm Brown Brothers Harriman and Co. He is the director of mergers and acquisitions. John proposed to Katie over Labor Day weekend in September 2013. They had already been in a two-year relationship. They married on June 21, 2014 in front of 50 special friends and family members in a private ceremony in the backyard of their East Hampton, New York home. John has two children from his previous marriage – Henry Molner and Allie Molner.

race/ethnicity

White

Katie is of French, English, Scottish and German descent.

hair colour

Blond

eye color

Green

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• energetic attitude.
• Beautiful bright smile.
• Signature right parting hair into shoulder length hair.

brand promotion

Katie Couric was featured in –

• BMW i3 Super Bowl 2015 TV Commercial, “Newfangled Idea” Ft. Today show hosts.
• The National Honorary Chair of the National Parkinson Foundation in 2011.
• The National Hockey League’s Hockey Fights Cancer campaign.

religion

Christianity

Known for

• Reporting and hosting shows on several major television networks in the US through ABC, CBS and NBC. She was with NBC News from 1989 to 2006, CBS News from 2006 to 2011, and ABC News from 2011 to 2014. She was also an editor for CNN earlier in her career.
• Co-hosted NBC ‘s The Today Show anchoring the CBS Evening News and was a correspondent for 60 Minutes on CBS.
• Her book, The Best Advice I’ve Ever Been Given: Lessons from Extraordinary Lives , published in 2011, became a New York Times bestseller.
• Inducted into the 2014 Television Hall of Fame.
• The founder of SU2C (Stand Up To Cancer), which aims to raise significant funds for translational cancer research through online and television efforts.

first movie

In 2002, she made her debut as a prison guard in the action-adventure comedy film Austin Powers in The Goldmember, directed by Jay Roach.

First TV show

In 1989, she appeared in the television series The More You Know This is a Public Service Announcement (PSA). The announcements were made across the NBC family of channels in the US and elsewhere.

Personal trainer

Katie Couric admits she’s gotten a little out of the habit when it comes to her previous training regimens. Katie has a busy schedule but she tries to make things work.

Her workout routines primarily include cardio exercises that temporarily increase breathing and heart rate, weightlifting to strengthen muscles, and spinning for the core and legs.

She also does yoga.

As for her diet, Katie follows portion control. Katie says she doesn’t limit what she eats, as long as it’s taken in moderation. It also gives your body enough rest to function properly. In that sense, she sleeps 8 to 10 hours.

Katie Couric favorite things

• City – Paris
• Healthy Food – Black Bean Burger
• Sandwich – Tomato sandwich on Pepperidge Farm white bread with salt, pepper and mayo
• Writers – Edith Wharton, Carson McCullers, Harper Lee, John Steinbeck, Philip Roth
• Fictional hero – Mulan

Katie Couric Facts

1. Her surname “Couric” is pronounced as KURR-ik .
2. While in high school, she was an intern at Washington’s all-news radio station WAVA.
3. She was a member of the Delta Delta Delta Sorority at Boston University.
4. Katie was a member of the high school cheerleading squad.
5. She can play the piano.
6. Katie was named one of People Magazine’s “25 Most Fascinating People of 2001”.
7. Katie loves karaoke and can do a mean Patsy Cline.
8. She has a great vegetable garden.
9. Your happy place is the beach at 5pm. when the people have gone She likes the lighting.
10. She can’t stand people using bad grammar.
11. She is addicted to puppies.
12. Katie Couric has watched every S*x and the City episode at least 17 times.
13. She has a framed photo of Colin Firth at her house.
14. She is a close friend of Wendy Walker, an Emmy-winning producer and writer.
15. Katie and her husband John have started a new web series, Full Plate with Katie & John , coming to the Sur La Table website in late 2016.
16. Her amazing husband is John Grisham.
17. If she could change one thing about herself it would be to grow six inches more.
18. The real heroes in her life are her parents, cancer researchers and Dara Torres.
19. If she had a time machine, she would go back to the Revolutionary War.
20. Her style icons are Katharine Hepburn, Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly.
21. Visit her official website @ katiecouric.com.
22. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.