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Article: A New Era in Network News.(National Broadcasting Company Inc. appoints Meredith Vieira)(CBS Inc. CBS News appoints Katie Couric)
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- Broadcasting & Cable
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- April 10, 2006
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By Allison Romano
With Couric moving to CBS, Vieira takes over Today; will viewers and advertisers follow?
After months of tedious speculation, NBC News star Katie Couric last week announced her move to CBS to anchor The CBS Evening News and work on 60 Minutes . Meredith Vieira, co-host of The View on ABC, takes Couric's place on the Today show couch.
Couric picked her 15th anniversary on Today , April 5, to reveal to viewers that she will become the first woman to solo-anchor a Big Three network nightly newscast. A day later, Vieira, surrounded by her teary View co-stars, revealed that she will join co-host Matt Lauer on the top-rated network ...