Following the Verizon-Yahoo merger earlier this summer, global news anchor, Katie Couric confirmed on Friday that she is ending her online news show.
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In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, Couric, said she was proud of her time anchoring live events and political coverage for Yahoo.
“Over the past three years, we have produced a wide range of high-quality video content that was delivered to millions of viewers,” she said. “I learned some valuable lessons during my tenure, which I will take with me as I continue to create, develop and produce a variety of content for different platforms in this constantly evolving landscape.”
The publication goes on to add that instead of extending her contract with Yahoo parent company, Oath — a Verizon subsidiary — Couric will continue to work with them on a project basis.
In a statement to Recode, a spokesperson for Oath said Couric’s vast portfolio has been “equal parts inspiring, thought-provoking and fun to watch.”
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“We’re proud of everything she has accomplished and look forward to exploring ways to work together in the future,” they said.
Couric joined Yahoo in 2013, with reports stating she received $10 million a year in cash and stock. While with Yahoo for almost five years, the iconic and groundbreaking journalist had one of the most high-profile interviews when she sat down with fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden in Moscow, which she did for both Yahoo and ABC News.
The 60-year-old former TODAY Show anchor not only has a podcast, but a webseries with husband, John Molner, titled Full Plate With Katie & John.
She is also in talks to develop scripted drama, titled Unbelievable for Netflix, and working on a follow-up to her National Geographic docuseries, Gender Revolution: A Journey With Katie Couric.
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