WHO: Katie Couric with Special Guests to be announced
WHAT: “GOING THERE” BOOK TOUR
Produced by Live Nation, Katie Couric will
head out on an 11-city U.S. tour this fall in celebration of her forthcoming
memoir, “Going There,” out on October 26th.
Two days following the release of her highly anticipated book, Couric
will kick off her tour in Boston at the Orpheum Theatre on October 28th making
stops in New York, Washington, DC, and more, before wrapping up in Nashville at
the Ryman Auditorium on November 15th.
Couric will bring attendees into her
personal and professional life, sharing the emotional, riveting story of a
thoroughly modern woman, whose journey took her from humble origins to superstardom.
Joined by high profile, fascinating people at every stop, Couric and her
special guests (to be revealed at a later date) will exchange stories of their
life experiences that will make you laugh, cry, and think.
“Given the challenging period we’ve been
through, I’m so excited to be out in the world, creating a sense of community
and a place where we can all get together for meaningful conversations, and
have some fun, too,” Couric said.
“It is truly an honor to work with the
iconic Katie Couric and present her to live audiences across the country. She
has always provided so much inspiration to people everywhere, particularly
women. Live Nation Women exists to center and amplify women and their stories,
and we can’t wait to hit the road with Katie this fall to share hers,” said Ali
Harnell, President & CSO LNW.
TICKETS: General tickets go on sale starting
Friday, June 25 at 10am Local Time at Ticketmaster.com. Go to KatieCouric.com and sign up for Katie Couric Media’s
newsletter Wake-Up Call, to get exclusive access to pre-sale tickets starting
Tuesday, June 22nd at 10am local time.
“GOING
THERE” BOOK TOUR DATES:
Thu Oct 28 – Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre
Fri Oct 29 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
Sat Oct 30 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
Mon Nov 01 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met
Philadelphia
Wed Nov 03 – Austin, TX – Bass Concert
Hall
Thu Nov 04 – Dallas, TX – McFarlin
Auditorium
Sat Nov 06 – Chicago, IL – The Chicago
Theatre
Mon Nov 08 – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta
Symphony Hall
Fri Nov 12 – Los Angeles, CA – Orpheum
Theatre
Sat Nov 13 – San Francisco, CA – The
Masonic
Mon Nov 15 – Nashville, TN – Ryman
Auditorium
MORE:
Katie Couric (@katiecouric) is an
award-winning journalist, New York Times best-selling author and a
co-founder of Stand
Up To Cancer
(SU2C). Since its
launch in 2008,
Stand Up To
Cancer has raised
more than $600 million
to support cutting
edge collaborative science
and its research
has contributed to nine new FDA approved therapies.
In
2017, she founded
Katie Couric Media
(KCM), which has
developed a number
of media projects, including a daily newsletter, a
podcast, digital video series and several documentaries. KCM works with
purpose driven brands
to create premium
content that addresses
important social issues
like gender equality,
environmental sustainability and mental health.
Previous
documentaries produced by
KCM include: America Inside
Out with Katie Couric,
a six-part series for
National Geographic; Gender Revolution:
A Journey
with Katie Couric,
for National Geographic;
Under the Gun,
which aired on
EPIX; and Fed Up,
available on iTunes,
Amazon and YouTube. Couric
was also the
executive producer of Unbelievable on Netflix
and is developing
other scripted projects.
Couric
was the first
woman to solo
anchor a network
evening newscast, serving
as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News
From 2006 to 2011 following 15-years as co-anchor of NBC’s Today Show. She
also hosted a
syndicated show and
served as the
Yahoo Global News
Anchor until 2017. Most recently,
Couric was the first guest host of the iconic game show, Jeopardy!.
She
has won a
duPont-Columbia, a Peabody,
two Edward R.
Murrows, a Walter
Cronkite Award, and multiple Emmys. She was twice named one
of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people and was a Glamour Magazine
woman of the
year three times.
She has also
received numerous awards
for her cancer advocacy
work; honored by both
the Harvard and
Columbia schools of
public health, the American Cancer Society and The American
Association of Cancer Researchers.
In addition to writing The Best Advice I
Ever Got: Lessons from Extraordinary Lives, Couric’s memoir will be published
in the Fall of 2021.
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MEDIA CONTACTS:
For requests related to
“GOING THERE” book and related press:
Sabrina Callahan,
Executive Director of Publicity at Little, Brown and Company
(212) 364-1308 | (908) 451-4802 | Sabrina.Callahan@hbgusa.com
OR
Lena Little,
Director of Publicity at Little, Brown and Company
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