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Katie Couric Becomes a Grandmother! Shares Exclusive Pictures with the Public
Katie Couric is one proud grandmother! The American journalist and presenter shared that she’s becoming a grandma for the first time and is…
Katie Couric is one proud grandmother! The American journalist and presenter shared that she’s becoming a grandma for the first time and is thrilled to welcome a new family member.
Couric took to Instagram and her official website to share the arrival of her baby grandson. “John Albert Dobrosky was born on his due date, Saturday, March 23rd at 8:23 am, just shy of seven pounds,” she wrote on her Instagram post on Monday, sharing pictures of his daughter, son-in-law, and grandson.
The presenter shared that her grandson was named Jay after her late husband, and his middle name was after her son-in-law’s father. “Mom and Dad (Ellie and Mark) are over the moon (it was a full moon),” she says.
Couric also expressed how delighted she is to become a grandmother for the first time. Not just her; she expressed how the entire family is blessed to have a new title on their names.
She also discussed her grandson’s birth on her official website. “I have a new screensaver. It’s my brand-new Grandson,” she says.
Couric and her children, Molner and Carrie, went to the hospital on Saturday to meet the newest member. She explained her experience, stating they sat in the waiting area like kids on Christmas morning.
After they entered the room, Couric met with her daughter Ellie, who looked beautiful but exhausted. Her son-in-law was sitting on the chair with his shirt off so he could have skin-to-skin contact with John.
Katie Couric with her daughter Ellie and grandson Jay (Source: Katie Couric Website)
She also revealed her grandson weighed 6 pounds 15 ounces and was 19.5 inches long during birth. While reminiscing, she talked about her late husband and the things he missed, like graduations, weddings, and the birth of his grandson.
Couric also revealed that her daughter had an easy pregnancy with natural birth. She is sure her daughter and son-in-law will be great parents to the little one.
She is so excited about the birth that she has already planned what the little one will call her. “For now, I am Gogo. My sister’s nickname is Kiki, so I couldn’t choose that. I felt like everyone is Gigi — and while that was going to be my name, I decided on Gogo after a friend told me that was what she used,” she says.
Although she has shared pictures of her grandchild on social media, his parents do not want their baby to be featured on social media much. We hope to get updates from the grandmother about the cute baby often.
Katie Couric’s marriage history
Couric married John Paul “Jay” Monahan III, an attorney, in 1989 in the presence of close friends and family. The couple had their first child, a daughter named Elinor Tully Monahan (Ellie), on July 23, two years later.
Their second daughter was born on January 5, 1996, in New York and was named Caroline Monahan (Carrie). Monahan was a great husband and an equally great father, but God had different plans for him.
Unfortunately, Couric’s husband died at the age of 42 years in 1998 due to colorectal cancer. On January 10, 2020, she posted pictures of him with his children on the occasion of his 64th birthday.
She wrote “John Paul Monahan III, January 9, 1956-January 24, 1998. Jay, we love you and miss you every day. On this day, we celebrate what would have been your 64th birthday. ❤️ You completed our January trifecta of bdays…the 5th, the 7th, and the 9th. There must be something cosmic about that. You live on in your girls and our hearts.”
Couric found love again in 2011, as she started dating financier John Molner. They were engaged in September 2013 and married a year later. On June 21, 2014, the pair married in a small, private ceremony at her house in The Hamptons, with close friends and family in attendance.
The couple currently run their online cooking series titled Full Plate with Katie & John, which is available on the Sur La Table website. Couric’s daughters are also close with Molner and have an excellent bond with each other.
Katie Couric has an equally famous sister
Couric was born on January 7, 1957, as Katherine Anne Couric in Arlington, Virginia, United States. She is the daughter of Elinor Tullie Hene and John Martin Couric Jr.
Her father was a public relations executive and news editor at the United Press and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, whereas her mother was a homemaker. Due to her parents’ descents, she has French, English, Scottish, and German ancestry.
The news reporter has a sister named Emily Couric, a known personality in US politics. Emily was a Virginia Democratic State Senator from Charlottesville, and Katie is always proud of her sister’s achievements.
Unfortunately, Emily passed away on October 18, 2001, due to pancreatic cancer at the age of 54 years. In 2022, Katie wrote a blog titled Remembering My Sister Emily and shared her memories with her dear eldest sister.
She wrote about her sister on the blog and stated, “Emily was serious-minded, driven, and a doting big sister.” Furthermore, she also wrote, “Since Emily was ten years older than me, I viewed her as a slightly exotic, sophisticated, cool creature who was always busy going from one outing to the next,” stating how her life extremely influenced her.
However, Emily is not the only sibling Katie has. She has two other siblings, Clara Couric Batchelor and John M. Couric Jr.