Katie Couric Gets Moonves'd

Posted Apr 18th 2008 3:12PM by TMZ Staff

CBS honcho Les Moonves did his best to squelch rumors that Katie Couric was jettisoning the anchor chair, but there's a story behind the story.
Katie Couric and Les Moonvees
Moonves, Couric and Sean McManus (CBS News Prez) addressed the troops in the newsroom, saying Katie was there for the long term.

Nice, Les, but we know Katie's reps have already been talking to CNN and others, because she's frustrated with her current gig.

As we first said, she'll definitely be there through Election Day. We're hearing earliest exit now is after the inauguration.

Stay tuned ...

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1. I'm a Charlie Gibson fan!

Posted at 3:20PM on Apr 18th 2008 by Dallas

2. I hope she goes I can't stand looking at her. I find her very very unappealing and I don't need to see her at all much less in HD. Yuck!

Posted at 3:26PM on Apr 18th 2008 by Blissfull

3. I am not a Katie Couric fan. But I am not a fan of network news either. I was not a fan of Dan Rather but to replace him with such a little talent person was a shame. He was a real journalist - Katie is not.

Posted at 3:29PM on Apr 18th 2008 by Harriet

4. Everytime my mom sees her I have to hear "I want Dan Rather back." It's so annoying.

Posted at 3:31PM on Apr 18th 2008 by Kelli

5. Bet she wishes now she kept the Today Show gig. Meredith is doing a wonderful job.

Posted at 3:37PM on Apr 18th 2008 by Allen

6. I'm appalled by Katie's lack of skills. She must have slept through Intro to Journalism 101. When she's finally gone, I hope CBS will have the good sense to hand the anchor chair to Russ Mitchell.

Posted at 3:42PM on Apr 18th 2008 by Sydney Marie

7. Katie is just palin BORING.

Posted at 3:44PM on Apr 18th 2008 by Max

8. I get all the news I need from Tmz...

Posted at 3:49PM on Apr 18th 2008 by chicken stripper

9. I heard she might be offered Larry King Live when he retires which HE NEEDS to. Talk about boring!!! Katie was scrutinized for every little thing she did, from the get go far more than a man would have been. it was totally unfair. She became like a stepford wife giving the news so afraid of making a mistake she is now a ROBOT. I think that is why she is boring. She should have stuck with the a.m. show, or just doing interviews. That is her thing. But cut her a brake. She is to afraid of making a mistake.

Posted at 3:56PM on Apr 18th 2008 by lori

10. You can tell who TMZ likes and dislikes by the picture they chose to run. Notice how Katie looks like a retard. They do the same to Hillary, but that's only because you can't get a good picture of Hillary. Isn't Katie married to someone important?

Posted at 3:57PM on Apr 18th 2008 by Lucy Phoenix

11. Katie's ONE-SIDED (left-leaning) reporting couldn't cut it, when you're going up against fair reporting, like FOXNEWS !!!
Her liberal views, on the Today Show, were too apparent, by her liberal/biased reporting for the Clinton Broadcasting Systems(CBS).

Posted at 3:59PM on Apr 18th 2008 by daveedt

12. She has a mouth like a Hoover vacuum though....and those lips are certainly DSL

Posted at 4:00PM on Apr 18th 2008 by Teabagger4444

13. she is annoying ..... i don't care what tv show she does, she is annoying..........................

Posted at 4:02PM on Apr 18th 2008 by chris

14. ~~ I'm not a fan of Katie, I find her annoying and too far to the left. I am also not a fan of network news, I get my news from BBC America ~~ I hope Katie leaves her current job sooner rather than later and doesn't show her talentless face on any news channel again!. ~~

Posted at 4:13PM on Apr 18th 2008 by bear

15. She is a BIMBO!

Posted at 4:22PM on Apr 18th 2008 by mickeylou

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