KATIE COURIC - COURIC TO HEAD CBS CONVENTION TEAM

For the first time, a network's coverage of the political parties' presidential nominating conventions will be headed by a woman. Katie Couric was named by CBS Monday to head the studio team covering the Democratic convention, which begins on August 26, and the Republican, which begins on Sept. 2. Other members of the studio team will include Bob Schieffer, who preceded Couric at the Evening News 's anchor desk, and political correspondent Jeff Greenfield.

29/07/2008