Katie Couric to anchor Yahoo’s video news coverage

November 25, 2013 at 8:39p.m.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Katie Couric is joining Yahoo to anchor an expansion of the Internet company’s video news coverage in a move that she hopes will help persuade other broadcast TV veterans to make the transition into online programming. Today’s announcement confirms recent published reports that Couric is hoping to attract more viewers on the Internet after spending the past 22 years working as a talk-show host and news anchor at NBC, CBS and ABC.