Couric to leave CBS newscast next week

NEW YORK (AP) -May 14, 2011

The network on Friday announced her exit date. She'll be leaving short of five years as CBS' top anchor, and shy of the June 4 expiration date of her contract. /*Scott Pelley*/ will take over as the new "CBS Evening News" anchor on June 6.

/*Couric*/ hasn't announced her next move, but has been looking at a daytime talk show and discussing her future with ABC News.

Couric's executive producer at the evening news for the past four years, Rick Kaplan, this week took a new job overseeing political coverage at ABC News and producing /*Christiane Amanpour's*/ Sunday morning political show.

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