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Post by bot on Nov 25, 2013 21:50:55 GMT -5
Yahoo hires Katie Couric to lead news team
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Television journalist and talk show host Katie Couric is joining Yahoo , the Web portal's Chief Executive Marissa Mayer said Monday. "I am incredibly excited to announce that Katie Couric is joining Yahoo as our Global Anchor," Mayer said in a blog post, confirming an earlier report about the hire. Mayer said Couric, who joined ABC News three years ago, "will lead a growing team of correspondents at Yahoo News who will cover the world's most interesting stories and newsmakers" starting in early 2014. Yahoo shares were down nearly 1% to $36.23.
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