article_snippet: Katie Couric is allegedly in talks with NBC chairman Andrew Lack to discuss replacing Brian Williams on the Nightly News.
article_snippet: It makes sense (that Katie Couric could come back) because Katie Couric is so closely associated with the brand,' a source  
article_snippet: Katie Couric and Andy are close friends, but this is still only in the most preliminary stages.'
article_snippet: It is possible that Katie Couric could be lined up for other roles at NBC such as hosting the ratings-poor Today show or working as a 'special correspondent' in a 'Barbara Walters-type role', notes Brian Stelter, author of Top Of The Morning:
article_snippet: Couric, 58, (pictured with Today's Matt Lauer) became a star on NBC's Today show .
article_snippet: And one of the stars he's stayed in touch with, through the decades, is Couric.'
article_snippet: Couric, who is now at Yahoo News, left NBC in 2006 after 15 years presenting Today.
article_snippet: In 2011, Couric was allegedly in talks to return to Today to reunite with Couric former co-host Matt Lauer - a move that was never realized.
article_snippet: According to Stelter, in Stelter book Top Of The Morning, Couric said at the time: 'I feel like it would have been a fun thing to reunite and to show that you can go home again. '
article_snippet: Couric left CBS in 2011 to go work as a special corespondent at ABC, where vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin did segments for Nightline and 20/20 and filled in on all Nightline and 20/20 morning programs at some point:
highlights_snippet: Couric, 58, rose to fame on NBC's Today from 1991 to 2006 .
  