Couric Sidesteps Question About Possible Fallout At "Today" Show After Megyn Kelly"s Hiring

BEFORE HER RETURN, MEGYN KELLY BREAKS SILENCE WITH 6-WORD ANNOUNCEMENT THAT SAYS A LOT

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Katie Couric was blindsided with an awkward question Tuesday night during an episode of BravosWatch What Happens Live.

Couricappeared to be all smiles as she sat alongside Oscar winner Sally Field until host Andy Cohen tooka question from a fan over the phone.

What do you think of the shake-up at the Todayshow with Tamron hall leaving and the addition of megyn kelly? asked the caller. Have you had a chance to talk to Tamron about the changes?

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Courics expression quickly changed from genuine smile to forced grin as she did her best tochoose her words carefully to avoid any appearanceshe was taking sides in the matter.

I havent talked to Tamron, I dont know Tamron very well, Couric said.

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I do know Megyn a bit and unfortunately I think people sometimes turn morning shows into soap operas that theyre not because they feel so intimately connected to the people on the show, she added. They get very territorial and proprietary about it. And they read things into relationships.

The 60-year-old Couric is well versed in the behind-the-scenes headlines that go along with morning news programs. She took over as co-host ofToday 1991 after Deborah Norville went on maternity leave, and ratings during Courics time on the program were so strong that Norville never returned. Couric remainedas co-host of Today until 2006.

I think it will all work out, and I think the show is great, Couric said. I wish Tamron well, but Im just not getting involved in the drama of it all.

NBC confirmed in February that Hall would be leaving the network at the end of the month when her contract expired, even though she was offered a renewal.The news came just days after Hall learned shed be losing her 9 a.m. time slot to Kelly.

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Sources close to Hall said she felt insulted NBC was pushing her aside for someone more popular.

Tamron doesnt know Megyn, but of course its insulting, the source told Page Six. (Halls)show was beating Kelly Ripa and Nightly News would rate well when she would fill in for Lester Holt.

A launchdate for Kellys new program has not been announced.

Source: http://www.westernjournalism.com/couric-sidesteps-question-about-possible-fallout-at-today-show-after-megyn-kellys-hiring/