Katie Couric To Lead CBS’ Royal Wedding Coverage

COMMENTS (22)

• Honestly, who cares?

  Comment by me — Tuesday April 5, 2011 @ 11:30am PDT  Reply to this post

  • I’ll never understand the fascination with such things. I don’t anyone who would watch this.

    Comment by Lee Harvey — Tuesday April 5, 2011 @ 12:05pm PDT  Reply to this post

• I am all a twitter with excitement.

  Comment by who cares? — Tuesday April 5, 2011 @ 11:34am PDT  Reply to this post

• I’ve never understood why people, who maintain they have no interest in a topic, always find the time to troll sites and attempt to foment comment wars. If you don’t care, why bother posting?

  Comment by Lesley — Tuesday April 5, 2011 @ 11:43am PDT  Reply to this post

  • Leslie,

    How do you know we “have no interest in a topic….to troll sites…why bother posting?”

    On the contrary, we do care and read stories on DH about the industry. What you seem to be missing is that I don’t care what Katie Couric does now…at the wedding…or in the future.

    She was bad as a news anchor, and her various talk show plans, etc. don’t kindle much interest either.

    I care about stories, enjoy making comments…and, could care less about the Katie Couric saga.

    If you are looking for only warm and friendly posts…stop reading show biz stuff as it is ripe with “who cares” moments on a daily basis.

    Comment by who cares? — Tuesday April 5, 2011 @ 12:02pm PDT  Reply to this post

• OK we did our 5 minutes of coverage on Japan releasing radioactive water in the ocean so now let’s do 20 hours on a maeaningless wedding! I’d rather see Hef’s wedding than this sham of a wedding.

  Comment by Duke of Earl — Tuesday April 5, 2011 @ 11:45am PDT  Reply to this post

  • I know, isn’t it weird how people don’t prefer watching hours of depressing news about catastrophes? What’s wrong with them?! How dare they enjoy a beautiful romantic ceremony on a Saturday morning.

    Comment by Really? — Tuesday April 5, 2011 @ 1:00pm PDT  Reply to this post

    • In 6 months when a geiger counter is going crazy when you walk by maybe you will care. War in Libya, how depressing, thank god for Charlie Sheen. Presidential elections, how boring, give us Lindsey Lohan. We are becoming a nation of uneducated fools that can be distracted after a minute.

      Comment by Duke of Earl — Tuesday April 5, 2011 @ 1:13pm PDT  Reply to this post

    • Um, it’ll be on a Friday morning.

      Comment by Lesley — Wednesday April 6, 2011 @ 3:20am PDT  Reply to this post

• I would really like to see Katie Couric take over the pathetic mess that is Piers Morgan Tonight. Katie is a much better interviewerer and she could book the big guests! Thank about it CNN!

  Comment by Anonymous — Tuesday April 5, 2011 @ 12:12pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • that’s a really good idea.
    hope someone is paying attention.

    Comment by MLF — Tuesday April 5, 2011 @ 12:20pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • I don’t know if Katie Couric is the right replacement but I can not stomach watching Piers either.

    Comment by Karen — Tuesday April 5, 2011 @ 2:56pm PDT  Reply to this post

• At last! Something she is qualified to do!

  Comment by Here In Flyover — Tuesday April 5, 2011 @ 12:24pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • Excellent point.

    NBC sends their morning show people.

    CBS sends their network anchor.

    Could you imagine Walter Cronkite or Dan Rather covering a royal wedding?

    Comment by Bucky — Wednesday April 6, 2011 @ 12:37am PDT  Reply to this post

• Personally, with Couric a “lame duck”, I would not have gone with her had I been a top CBS News executive.

  Since it’s been rumored that Scott Pelley will succeed her, whoever will succeed Couric should host the Royal Wedding broadcast.

  That way, he/she could get exposure and people might be likely to watch him/her when they take over the anchor desk.

  Comment by Joseph — Tuesday April 5, 2011 @ 12:31pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • I’m hearing Harry Smith rumors.

    Comment by Lesley — Wednesday April 6, 2011 @ 3:22am PDT  Reply to this post

• Perfect now I can avoid the coverage I don’t care about and the newscaster I don’t like at the same time. Thank god they aren’t wasting a real anchor on this fluff.

  Comment by xolitz — Tuesday April 5, 2011 @ 12:34pm PDT  Reply to this post

• A great reason to watch another broadcast! She needs to retire.

  Comment by chris — Tuesday April 5, 2011 @ 2:50pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Duke of Earl, winner!
  Hef’s wedding is infinitely more important!

  Comment by PRW — Tuesday April 5, 2011 @ 4:42pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Still think Harry Smith would be a great candidate to take over the chair at the newscast and he should host the main coverage of this event.

  Comment by Jed — Tuesday April 5, 2011 @ 7:14pm PDT  Reply to this post

• See now there you go, this is what she is highly suited for. Moonves your gone that is good

  Comment by jake49 — Wednesday April 6, 2011 @ 9:47am PDT  Reply to this post

• Katie Couric & her guests totally polluted the royal wedding broadcast with their poorly timed chatter, interrupting the sublime music. They showed absolutely no class with their ignorant comments during what should have been a magical experience for all to enjoy. I DVR’d the wrong broadcast. I found out that NBC had not interruptions of the ceremony until the couple went behind the altar for the signing. Was there really no one at CBS with the good grace to keep the gossipy comments quiet so all the viewers could hear the ceremony as the guests did? How embarrassing! Katie, now you’re a hick!

  Comment by Elaine Goldsmith — Friday April 29, 2011 @ 7:41pm PDT  Reply to this post