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Katie Couric has stepped down from her news anchor role. The 54-year-old American journalist has announced her departure from CBS 'Evening News' after months of speculation about whether she would stay with the US network. She said "I... CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric announces she is leaving the show to pursue other options. Katie Couric will leave the 'CBS Evening News' when her contract ends in June. First female solo news anchor hasn't decided on next job, but wants a format for "multi-dimensional storytelling" Katie Couric, the first female anchor of a network evening news broadcast, will step down next month after five years behind the anchor desk at CBS News without improving on the show's cellar-dwelling ratings. Katie Couric confirms she's leaving anchor job at 'CBS Evening News' Katie Couric said Tuesday that her anchor stint on "CBS Evening News" will conclude this spring, ending a five-year run that brought some accolades, but saw its flagship newscast lose viewers. Elsewhere On The Web... LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - News anchor Katie Couric said on Tuesday she was leaving her job at "CBS Evening News" but said details of her next job were still being discussed. Katie Couric finally has confirmed what we all suspected: She's leaving "CBS Evening News." In your tense Tuesday media column: Keith Olbermann is returning, a new Katie Couric rumor, Jay Rosen ruminates, Michael Kinsely's new job, Anderson Cooper's hot new cable news feud, and a new Village Voice columnist. More » After almost 5 years as anchor of _CBS Evening News_, Katie Couric will be stepping down in June. As expected, she made the announcement this afternoon. And as expected, she made it in a low-key fashion, just briefly acknowledging her pending departure in a statement to _People._ "I have decided to step down from the _CBS Evening News_," Couric said. "I'm really proud of the talented team on the _CBS Evening News_ and the award-winning work we've been able to do in the past five years in addition to the reporting I've done for _60 Minutes_ and _CBS Sunday Morning_. In making the decision to move on, I know the _Evening News_ will be in great hands, but I am excited about the future." She didn't want to discuss her future plans beyond saying that she is looking for "a format that will allow me to engage in more multi-dimensional storytelling," but the decision to make her announcement to People vs. a news- oriented outlet is a clear indication of her pending switch from hard news to daytime TV. As for Couric's future destination, early frontrunner NBC is "fading out," a source close to ... Katie Couric has confirmed that she's leaving her anchor job at the "CBS Evening News."
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