• Ad Age, Tuesday, April 4, 2006 11:01 AM

If you're fascinated by the fortunes of Katie Couric and all the TV hosts whose careers would likely be affected if she announces a move from NBC to CBS, Ad Age's rumor roundup is as good as any.  Citing various print and online sources, none of them with the credibility of a major media organization, Ad Age seems to believe that Couric will make the leap, and that Meredith Vieira will be her “Today” replacement.  Which leaves openings at ABC's “The View” and “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire,” both hosted by Vieira, and possibly at ABC World News Tonight as well if its current host, Elizabeth Vargas, take the vacant seat on The View. Of course if the scenario plays out as Ad Age thinks it might, NBC's Campbell Brown and Natalie Morales will be left out in the cold, although they might get to anchor Weekend Today and other NBC programs as a sort of consolation prize.  All this will be sorted out in days and weeks ahead.  But it makes for good water-cooler gab today, and that's all Ad Age says it's delivering to its online audience with its MediaWorks Watercooler newsletter.

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