A review by mrssnorthington
Going There by Katie Couric

3.0

Going There is an apt title for the autobiography of Katie Couric because she doesn’t hold anything back. It’s fun to celebrate the highs of her life and hard to wade through the lows. Her life has been incredibly interesting and dynamic. But my main takeaway from this book is that she is kind of a snob in how she talks about people. She sounds like a loving mom, daughter and friend, but also very judgmental too. It’s hard when someone you grew up admiring (I was a broadcast journalism major for awhile in college, in large part due to her influence) for their warmth, philanthropy and humor turns out to be kind of mean in her assessments of things. I still have deep respect for her career and how she handled the various tragedies in her life, but also feel a little disenchanted with her too. Regardless, this was an interesting memoir of a full life of incredible experiences and worth reading to see how the news industry has changed alongside Katie over the course of her career.