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"&lt;strong&gt;Katie Couric &lt;/strong&gt;has finally made it official -- announcing moments ago that she's decided to \"step down\" from her post at the \"&lt;strong&gt;CBS Evening News&lt;/strong&gt;.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/04/26/0426-kaite-couric-bn-tmz.jpg\" alt=\"Katie Couric Leaving CBS\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Couric told People.com, \"In making the decision to move on, I know the Evening News will be in great hands, but I am excited about the future.\" &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As for Couric's future in TV, she added, \"I am looking at a format that will allow me to engage in more multi-dimensional storytelling.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Couric insists the details -- including which network she will land with -- are \"still being discussed.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As TMZ previously reported, she is talking with CBS about a possible daytime syndicated show ... in addition in continuing with the news division -- probably \"&lt;strong&gt;60 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Couric's contract is up in June -- it's likely she won't leave the show until then. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TMZ broke the story -- Katie's replacement will be \"&lt;strong&gt;60 Minutes&lt;/strong&gt;\" correspondent &lt;strong&gt;Scott Pelley&lt;/strong&gt; -- we're told that announcement will be made sometime around May 6. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- relatedlinks --&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/photos/2011/04/04/3564-katie-courics-pretty-pictures\" target=\"_blank\"&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/04/04/0404-katie-couric-footer-credit.jpg\" alt=\"Katie Couric Photos\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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