Katie Couric Shares Emotional Throwback Wedding Photo, Reflects on Late Husband's Memory

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Katie Couric has been in the spotlight this week with a deeply personal social media moment that quickly became a major news story. On Friday December 5th she shared an emotional throwback photo from her 1989 wedding to her late first husband Jay Monahan on Instagram. The image resurfaced on her phone and prompted her to reflect on how they had no idea that just eight years later he would be diagnosed with metastatic colon cancer. Monahan died in January 1998 at age 42 after a nine month battle with colon cancer. In her post Couric urged followers to cherish their loved ones appreciate every day and tell people they love them even suggesting they call their mother. She also noted that her current husband John Molner whom she married in 2014 was completely supportive and never threatened by Jay’s memory saying a heart has space for two people. The post ended with a lighthearted joke about her 1989 wedding hairstyle calling it a nice poof. Parade and People both reported that the message drew an outpouring of support including praise from singer Sheryl Crow and many fans sharing their own grief and gratitude.

Professionally Couric has been active on her YouTube channel where on December 4th she hosted a live discussion on ICE raids and immigration policy with attorney Todd Pomerleau and others focusing on the case of a 19 year old college student detained at Boston Logan Airport. She also continues to promote her morning newsletter Wake Up Call and her media platform Katie Couric Media which recently published a piece on the Netflix Warner Bros deal and another on how to avoid rage bait online. There are no reports of new book deals or major TV projects breaking in the past few days so her recent public presence is defined by that heartfelt tribute to Jay Monahan and her ongoing work in digital news and advocacy.

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