Katie Couric Signs Off At CBS

Katie Couric ended her run as anchor of the CBS "Evening News" Thursday night, five years after she became the first woman anchor of a nightly network news program.

"It's been a privilege and real honor to work with so many talented people," she said on her finale broadcast, "To all of you watching, thank you so much for coming along with me on this incredible journey," she added with emotion seeping through her voice, according to the nypost.com.

During her send-off, Couric remembered the major stories she covered during her CBS tenure in a closing segment "five years in five minutes."

The piece featured video clips of major events she had covered including the Virginia Tech massacre, the 2008 US presidential election, devastation from the earthquake in Haiti, the Gulf oil spill after the Deepwater Horizon explosion, the shooting rampage in Tucson, Ariz. that wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), the tsunami and earthquake in Japan, the killing of Usama bin Laden -- ending on a happy note with the UK royal wedding.



The 54-year-old had journalist kicked off her career at CBS in September 5, 2006.

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