Katie Couric to make the leap into Internet news with new anchor job at Yahoo

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FILE - This Oct. 23, 2013 file photo shows TV host Katie Couric at the Somaly Mam Foundation Gala in New York. Couric is joining Yahoo to anchor a news program for the Internet company as it tries to expand its audience and sell more advertising. An announcement on Monday, Nov. 25, confirms recent published reports that Couric would diversify into online video programming after spending decades in broadcast television as a talk-show host and news anchor. The 56-year-old Couric will continue to host her daytime talk show, "Katie," on ABC even after she becomes Yahoo\'s "global anchor" beginning next year. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)

SAN FRANCISCO – Katie Couric is joining Yahoo to anchor a news program for the Internet company as it tries to expand its audience and sell more advertising.

Monday’s announcement confirms recent published reports that Couric would diversify into online video programming after spending decades in broadcast television as a talk-show host and news anchor.

The 56-year-old Couric will continue to host her daytime talk show, “Katie,” on ABC even after she becomes Yahoo’s “global anchor” beginning next year.

The new job at Yahoo Inc. will give Couric an opportunity to report on breaking news events around the world and interview major international figures.

Couric first became a household name as a co-host of the “Today” show on NBC. She defected to CBS in 2006 to host that network’s evening news.

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