Katie Couric was married to Jay Monahan for nine (9) years.
Katie Couric and Jay Monahan, an attorney and legal analyst for NBC News married in 1989 but she lost him to colorectal cancer in 1998.
Born January 9, 1956 in Manhasset, Long Island, Monahan was a graduate of Washington and Lee University and Georgetown Law School.
After college, he practiced trial and appellate criminal and civil law for the Washington, D.C., firm of Williams and Connolly. He also logged a stint with the New York office of Hunton and Williams.
Monahan worked as a legal analyst for NBC News, covering high-profile trials for the network’s news programs as well as for cable webs CNBC and MSNBC. He also was a Civil War enthusiast with an extensive collection of wartime memorabilia.
American journalist Katie met Jay when she was a correspondent for Today and he was a lawyer in Washington, D.C.
The pair wedded on January 24, 1989 in Washington in front of their closest friends and family.
Through their marriage, they had two daughters; Ellie Monahan and Caroline Couric Monahan.
Katie lost her husband Jay Monahan on January 24, 1998, at age 42 in Manhattan, New York, United States.
Katie Couric has since become a cancer activist and even co-founded the charity Stand Up for Cancer.