Katie Couric
Katie Couric on Telling America’s Stories
Katie Couric
WSB Exclusive Speaker
Founder, Katie Couric Media
"Be fearless. Have the courage to take risks. Go where there are no guarantees." – Katie Couric
Request Availability
CONTACT WSB FOR Katie Couric'S SPEAKING FEES
Katie Couric is an award-winning journalist, New York Times best-selling author and a co-founder of Stand Up To Cancer® (SU2C). Since its launch in 2008, Stand Up To Cancer has raised nearly $800 million to support cutting-edge collaborative science and its research has contributed to the FDA approval of ten new cancer therapies, including treatments for breast, colorectal, ovarian, pancreatic and prostate cancers, and difficult-to-treat leukemias in children and young adults.
In 2017, she founded Katie Couric Media (KCM), which has developed a number of media projects, including a daily newsletter, a podcast, digital video series and several documentaries. KCM works with purpose driven brands to create premium content that addresses important social issues like gender equality, environmental sustainability and mental health.
Previous documentaries produced by KCM include: America Inside Out with Katie Couric, a six-part series for National Geographic; Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric, for National Geographic; Under the Gun, which aired on EPIX; and Fed Up, available on iTunes, Amazon and YouTube. Couric was also the executive producer of Unbelievable on Netflix and is developing other scripted projects.
Couric was the first woman to solo anchor a network evening newscast, serving as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News from 2006 to 2011 following 15-years as co-anchor of NBC’s Today show. She also hosted a syndicated show and served as the Yahoo Global News Anchor until 2017.
She has won a duPont-Columbia, a Peabody, two Edward R. Murrows, a Walter Cronkite Award, and multiple Emmys. She was twice named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people and was a Glamour Magazine woman of the year three times. She has also received numerous awards for her cancer advocacy work; honored by both the Harvard and Columbia schools of public health, the American Cancer Society and The American Association of Cancer Researchers.
In addition to writing The Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons from Extraordinary Lives, Couric’s newest book and memoir, Going There, was released in October 2021.
Featured Videos
Katie Couric
TimesTalks Festival: Katie Couric
Katie Couric
Katie Couric Talks Matt Lauer, Sexual Harassment in Media
Katie Couric
Katie Couric on Telling America’s Stories
Katie Couric’s Speech Topics
-
A Conversation with Katie Couric
One of the most personable figures in broadcasting, Katie Couric sits down for a memorable Q&A session. She shares with audiences her insight into the lives of individuals in the news today, the stories behind the headlines and her memorable interviews with the world’s most highly respected figures gleaned from her roles as anchor of the CBS Evening News and NBC’s Today.
Works by Katie Couric
-
Katie Couric
Going There
As an Amazon Associate WSB earns from qualifying purchases.
Katie Couric Topics & Types
- Activist Speakers
- Authors
- Business Speakers
- Business Executive Speakers
- Cancer Speakers
- Cancer Survivor Speakers
- Celebrity Speakers
- Courage Speakers
- Current Events Speakers
- Entertaining Speakers
- Entrepreneur Speakers
- Event Emcees
- Fitness Speakers
- Gender Equality Speakers
- Health & Healthcare Speakers
- Healthcare Policy Speakers
- Speakers on Healthcare Sciences
- Journalist Speakers
- Keynote Speakers
- Leadership Speakers
- Meeting Moderators
- Motivational Speakers
- News Speakers
- Overcoming Adversity Speakers
- Personal Growth Speakers
- Political Speakers
- Resilience Speakers
- Social Justice Speakers
- Storytelling Speakers
- Virtual Speakers
- Women Speakers
- Women Leadership Speakers
REQUEST AVAILABILITY
Tell us about your event and the speaker you are interested in booking and we will be in touch right away.