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Katie Couric's New Talk Show Gets a Familiar Name

Shauna Wright — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:50:03 +0000

In a move that hopefully didn’t take a room full of high-priced consultants, ABC has announced the name of Katie Couric’s upcoming talk show: ‘Katie.’

“I think Katie is a unique brand in television,” said executive producer Jeff Zucker in June. “The mere fact that you can just say Katie and know who we are talking about is evidence of that.”

Lubbock's Scott Pelley Will Anchor 'CBS Evening News'

Landon King — Tue, 03 May 2011 17:41:33 +0000

Texas Tech graduate and '60 Minutes' reporter will replace Katie Couric effective June 6.

Former Lubbock Newsman Could Replace Katie Couric

Landon King — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:25:28 +0000

Scott Pelley began his career as a broadcast journalist at Lubbock's KSEL-TV in 1975. Since then, his career has taken him all over the world. Pelley is now a national correspondent for the CBS network and he may get the coveted spot as the anchor for the CBS Evening News. Read more on the next page.

Today Show January 1994: What is the Internet?

Landon King — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:12:39 +0000

You’d be hard-pressed to find somebody in America today who hasn’t heard of the Internet. But in 1994, almost no one knew what it was, including Katie Couric and Bryant Gumbel. Someone on YouTube posted footage of them discussing the Internet on the “Today” show in 1994, and they had absolutely NO IDEA what they [...]