Couric Watch: The Family Factor

By Brian 

Tom Jicha wonders if the family factor will keep Katie Couric in her NBC chair:

“Since the death of her husband seven years ago, Couric has been a devoted single parent to her two daughters, who turn 15 and 11 this year. Her Today Show schedule allows her to remain a big part of their lives. As anchor of the CBS Evening News, she would say goodbye to the girls in the morning, then not see them until almost bedtime. Plus, a news anchor has an obligation to perform marathon duty during a crisis and to be able to jump on a plane on a moment’s notice to report from some world hotspot.” The rest…

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