Friday, August 25, 2006

Survey: Couric Better Known Than Rivals

Good news for Katie Couric: Lots of people know her and like her. In fact, Couric, who takes the "CBS Evening News" anchor chair Sept. 5, is better known than her soon-to-be rivals, according to a poll released Thursday by Pew Research Center for the People and the Press.

When asked to give their general impressions of each network news anchor in a single word, 66 percent of respondents were able to express an opinion of Couric. This compares with 49 percent for Charles Gibson, who recently took over ABC's "World News" (after many years at that network's "Good Morning America"), and 47 percent for Brian Williams of "NBC Nightly News," the survey found.

Women, who are m...

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