Katie Couric Recalls Former Boss Commenting on Her Breast Size During Early Career Days
Couric said an executive told male colleagues her success came from hard work, writing and her breast size, describing it as sexism in TV news.
- On Wednesday, June 24, journalist Katie Couric appeared on the 'Call Her Daddy' podcast, detailing systemic sexism and story reassignments to male counterparts during her tenure at '60 Minutes'.
- Reflecting on her early career, Couric recalled a station general manager who asked if she was on the pill, then commented that her "breasts look much bigger than they did last summer."
- Executive producer Jeff Fager repeatedly reassigned her stories to male colleagues, including a Lady Gaga profile given to Anderson Cooper and a Hillary Clinton interview reassigned to Scott Pelley.
- The newsmagazine currently faces significant upheaval under CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss, who recently terminated several correspondents, including mainstay Pelley.
- Other former correspondents, such as Meredith Vieira, have also alleged experiencing sexism at CBS, while Couric concluded she felt "getting gaslit" by the company regarding interview assignments.
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Katie Couric rips into former ‘60 Minutes’ boss | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
LOS ANGELES >> Veteran broadcast journalist Katie Couric has leveled sharp criticism at CBS’ “60 Minutes,” detailing a culture of systemic sexism and marginalization she says she experienced during her tenure at the prestigious newsmagazine.
Katie Couric says a male colleague's advice after she encountered workplace sexism became a 'life lesson'
Katie Couric said a male colleague encouraged her to stand up for herself after she experienced workplace sexism.Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Alliance for Women in MediaKatie Couric, 69, says she experienced workplace sexism early in her career.She said her colleague, the late former CNN anchor Don Farmer, encouraged her to stand up for herself."It was a life lesson that extended way beyond that incident," Couric said.Katie Couric, 69, says a …
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recorderonline.com'Talk about getting gaslit,' Katie Couric rips into former '60 Minutes' boss
On the latest episode of the podcast Call Her Daddy, Katie Couric talked about her time working at CBS. The broadcast journalist recalled pitching ideas and her boss reassigning them to male correspondents.
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