<div id='' class='facts-item'><div id='' class='facts-heading'><h3 id='' class='facts-number'>1.</h3></div><div id='' class='facts-text-wrapper'><h3 class='facts-title'>First Female Anchor of a Major Network Evening Newscast</h3><p class='facts-text'>Katie Couric was the first female permanent anchor of a major network evening newscast in the United States, when she was appointed as co-anchor of the CBS Evening News in 2006.</p></div></div><div id='' class='facts-item'><div id='' class='facts-heading'><h3 id='' class='facts-number'>2.</h3></div><div id='' class='facts-text-wrapper'><h3 class='facts-title'>Youngest National News Anchor</h3><p class='facts-text'>At the age of 24, Katie Couric became the youngest national news anchor ever when she was hired by NBC for its morning show Today in 1989.</p></div></div><div id='' class='facts-item'><div id='' class='facts-heading'><h3 id='' class='facts-number'>3.</h3></div><div id='' class='facts-text-wrapper'><h3 class='facts-title'>Hosted the Emmy Award Winning Talk Show</h3><p class='facts-text'>Katie Couric hosted her own talk show called Katie which ran between 2012 and 2014. The show won an Emmy Award in 2013 for Outstanding Informative Talk Show.</p></div></div><div id='' class='facts-item'><div id='' class='facts-heading'><h3 id='' class='facts-number'>4.</h3></div><div id='' class='facts-text-wrapper'><h3 class='facts-title'>Covered the White House Press Briefings Live</h3><p class='facts-text'>In April 2008, Katie Couric became the first journalist to cover the White House press briefings live on the webcast, providing her viewers with an unprecedented view of what goes on behind closed doors.</p></div></div><div id='' class='facts-item'><div id='' class='facts-heading'><h3 id='' class='facts-number'>5.</h3></div><div id='' class='facts-text-wrapper'><h3 class='facts-title'>Launched a Documentary Series on Cancer Awareness</h3><p class='facts-text'>In 2017, Katie Couric launched a six part documentary series on cancer awareness and treatment called America Inside Out with Katie Couric. The series aired on National Geographic Channel and featured interviews with medical experts, cancer survivors and researchers.</p></div></div>
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