Yahoo will pay Katie Couric $6 million per year to be its “global anchor,” a far cry from the $15 million she was earning as an anchor on The CBS Evening News, according to a report.
TMZ cites unnamed sources who quoted the $6 million figure. Couric has a $20 million-a-year deal with ABC, but “not all of that went to Katie personally,” according to the report.
A rep for Couric could not be reached for comment.
Yahoo announced last month that Couric would “cover the world’s most interesting stories and newsmakers” starting in early 2014. Such a deal was in the works since August, according to reports. Couric has also worked with Yahoo on a limited basis on a feature called Katie’s Take for Yahoo News, which includes interviews with celebrities. Read more…
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