It's official: Katie Couric joining Yahoo

Katie Couric will join Yahoo next year as its “global anchor” while still hosting her daytime talk show, the tech company announced yesterday.

“Beginning in 2014, Katie will help develop Yahoo News’ coverage with a growing team of global correspondents,” Yahoo said in a release. “Katie will continue to host her syndicated daytime talk show, ‘Katie.’”

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer said Couric is the “perfect choice” to anchor Yahoo News because of her “depth of experience, her intellectual curiosity, and her charisma.”