Katie Couric and Henry Blogg
Posted on September 5, 2006
CBS News has launched a blog called Couric & Co to kick off Katie Couric's debut on CBS News. Her show debuted today. It is also being streamed live online.
One of Katie Couric's first posts talks about a guy named Henry Blogg she discovered when she searched for the word blog on Google.
A footnote: out of curiosity, I did a little "Googling" for the word "blog." And one of the first entries that popped up was a guy by the name of Henry Blogg. He lived long before the age of the internet. But his story is quite remarkable. He was apparently an accomplished sailor - a legendary lifeboatman, to be exact - who weathered fierce storms while doing his job, rowing out to sea. It took guts - and some muscle - to venture out into the unknown like that.The post about lifeboatman Henry Blog has already received over 400 comments so it is fair to say that the Couric & Co. blog is already popular. The blog also includes posts by Couric & Co Editor Greg Kandra.Reading his story reminded me of some wisdom that was passed on to me when I was deciding whether or not I should come to CBS. I was anxious about making a career change. But a good friend told me: "Katie, a boat is always safe in the harbor. But it's not what it was built for."
She was absolutely right.
And here I am.
Like Henry Blogg, this blog is shoving off from the harbor, and heading out to a mysterious and uncharted sea. The harbor was great. But, let's face it: we're supposed to be exploring the wider world. This is what we were built for. And that's what we'll be doing at "Couric & Co."