Couric said she believes Te'o sincerely thought he was having a relationship with Kekua.
Couric is said to be in talks to launch a syndicated talk show in 2012.
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NBCUniversal is among the contenders for Ms. Couric's daytime show, that person and others have said.
Mr. Zucker has been involved in advising Ms. Couric, that person, and others said.
On Thursday Te'o appeared on Katie Couric's daytime talk show for his first on-air television interview.
Since then, DAY TO DAY writer Brian Unger has been reviewing how Katie Couric handled the interview.
Thursday's interview with Couric would be the first time Te'o has spoken on camera about the hoax.
They also objected to reports of the nature of questions Katie Couric and I were prepared to ask.
Couric said she believes they were as stunned as their son when they found out Kekua didn't exist.
Ms. KATIE COURIC (Anchor, CBS Evening News): Some say isn't it wonderful they care for something greater than themselves.
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Ms. COURIC: And I think some people wonder if you are in denial.
Ms. COURIC: Have you ever been tempted to use any of those things?
Couric said she believes Te'o sincerely thought he was having a real relationship with a woman named Lennay Kekua.
Katie Couric will defect from the CBS Evening News before her contract is up--and CBS won't be unhappy about it.
It is far from clear whether it will be possible for Ms. Couric's new syndicated show to include Mr. Lauer.
Palin's prime-time interviews with CBS's Katie Couric and ABC's Charlie Gibson show that she's not ready to do prime-time interviews.
The intensity of the debate preparations picked up after Palin's panned interview with Katie Couric of CBS News last week.
Pretty much sums it up, though widow Sue will go on Katie Couric's show Monday to make sure everyone understands.
Rumored denizens of Millbrook have included Katie Couric, Liam Neeson, Bette Midler, Mary Tyler Moore, Sigourney Weaver and Matthew Modine.
Couric, thinking she was off the air, turned to Pitts a moment later, and said, "I want to call your Mom!"
And there are even those who suggest Couric's scrutiny was justified, given John Edwards' decision to stay in the presidential race.
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Couric, like most successful women, never mentions the toxic topic of bias.
When Vieira replaced Couric, there was never a dip in the ratings.
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Couric also leaned heavily on sources she refers to as the others.
Ms. COURIC: I guess some people would say there's some middle ground.
His parents, Brian and Ottilia Te'o, who also haven't spoken out since the story broke, will also answer questions, according to Couric.
And Katie Couric hasn't even arrived yet at the CBS anchor desk.
But McCain, appearing on "The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric" Wednesday night, challenged Obama's claims that he supported a joint statement.
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