Katie Couric Brushing Up on Daytime Skills With 'View' Gig

Katie Couric Brushing Up on Daytime Skills With 'View' Gig

Published: July 20, 2011 @ 4:05 pm
Print this page
By Brent Lang

Katie Couric is taking a daytime television trial run in good company. 

The recently departed "CBS Evening News" anchor will guest co-host on ABC’s “The View,” on Aug. 3, the network announced on Wednesday.

The appearance will coincide with the final week of the hit gabfest's 14th season.

Also read: The Katie Couric 'Evening News' Experiment Ends: Thanks Viewers for 'Incredible Journey

It also will mark Couric's first appearance on her new network home. The former anchor and the "Today" star signed a deal with ABC in June to create and host a syndicated talk show. 

The new gig will reunite her with her former NBC boss Jeff Zucker, who will produce the currently untitled show.

Appearing table-side with the likes of Barbara Walters and Whoopi Goldberg will allow Couric to shake off the hard news veneer she developed at CBS and get back in touch with her emotive side. 

Tags: ABC, CBS, Jeff Zucker, Katie Couric, nightly news, Television, The Today Show, The View
Sign Up For First Take

Get Our Daily Email, and Receive Invitations to Our Screenings Series

Start your day with all of the news worth knowing

What's First Take?

Description

The Box tries to make sense of all things television. 

Subscribe to The Box
Most Popular
Columns
Wrap Tweets