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Is Katie Couric headed for a pay cut?

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Is Katie Couric facing more work for less pay in 2011? On Monday, Bloomberg reported that CBS began preliminary talks on a new contract for the anchor in December, and that the network had discussed cutting her $15-million salary while expanding her role at the network, possibly by producing and hosting a show that CBS could syndicate.(CBS declined to comment for the story.)

‘CBS Evening News With Katie Couric’ has been struggling with ratings, averaging 5.73 million viewers a night, down 24% from when Couric took on the anchor role in 2006. Bloomberg reports that Couric’s contract provides a window when she can entertain offers from companies other than CBS, and sources say that CNN has expressed interest in her.

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-- Melissa Maerz

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