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Report: Couric leaving news anchor post at CBS

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

April 3, 2011 - 10:45 pm

Katie Couric is leaving her anchor post at "CBS Evening News" less than five years after becoming the first woman to solely helm a network TV evening newscast.

A network executive, who spoke on condition of anonymity because Couric has not officially announced her plans, reported the move to The Associated Press on Sunday night. The 54-year-old anchor is expected to launch a syndicated talk show in 2012 and several companies are vying for her services.

Couric's move from NBC's "Today" show was big news in 2006, and she began in the anchor chair with a flourish that September. She tried to incorporate her strengths as an interviewer into a standard evening news format and millions of people who normally didn't watch the news at night checked it out. But they drifted away and the evening newscast reverted to a more traditional broadcast.

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The Capitol is pictured in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

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By McKenna Ross and Katelyn Newberg / RJ

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By Casey Harrison / RJ

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Doritos and Cheetos dialing back the bright orange

By Dee-Ann Durbin Associated Press

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By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

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By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

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