Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Katie Couric says farewell

I’m saddened to inform you that Katie Couric has announced she’s leaving CBS Evening News.

Unfortunately, the 54-year-old anchor hasn't seen desirable ratings for quite some time now. Only a few short weeks after Katie first took a seat behind CBS's anchor desk, her ratings plummeted. CBS Evening News settled into third place rankings, well behind that of rating leader NBC Nightly News and second-place newscast, ABC World News.

So what’s new for the broadcast veteran with 32 years of experience under her belt? Katie says she’s looking at a format that will allow her to “engage in more multi-dimensional storytelling.” So it looks like she’s already on to her next project. I say more power to you, Katie!