• TV Week, Monday, July 17, 2006 12:06 PM

Incoming "CBS Evening News" anchor Katie Couric is working toward a Sept. 5 debut that will put a new spin on the program while also appealing to long-time viewers, reports TV Week. "We are going to provide something they can't get other places," she says. "We're talking a lot about how can the evening newscast can look and feel different without alienating core viewers." Couric has been holding a series of "town hall meetings" around the country over the last week, and says she is learning what viewers want. Asked by a TV critic why the meetings have been closed to the media, Couric claims the decision was hers. "I didn't want to use people willing to spend their time as some kind of promotional device. I didn't want them to feel nervous about being videotaped or having their comments reported."

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