So after all the chatter about what Katie Couric’s big announcement on this morning’s Today show would be, and the revelation that she and NBC’s Brian Williams and ABC’s Charlie Gibson would be announcing a joint one-hour cancer telethon, here’s the big reveal. And yes, Katie’s legs are on display.
So was it hard to get the competing networks to work together on this? Of course not!, says Katie: “It was wonderfully easy, really. I think the opportunity to do something for the greater good, to set aside our competitive differences, to raise money and awareness for something that affects all of us … I think everyone said, ‘Yeah, let’s do it.’”
The only question that needed sorting out, then, was which network’s morning show would get to make the big announcement. Guess that decision was made from a ratings standpoint.
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“I’ve taken my cue from people here and from viewers, especially [cancer] survivors . . . who said, ‘When it’s time to literally flip your wig, you’ll know,’ ” Roberts said. “I am not my hair,” she said, quoting from the song by India.Arie. “I am the soul that lies within and that’s it – no more wig. That’s it.” Roberts will auction her wig to raise money for a charity that helps “those who don’t have insurance and can’t afford this.” [NYP]