Veteran news anchor reveals medical drama: "I don't remember anything"
One of the most veteran presenters on American television revealed that last month she experienced a dramatic and alarming medical event when she completely lost her memory during the day. A series of tests ruled out a stroke but diagnosed something else that is seasonal.
Katie Couric (69) is one of the most famous television personalities in the United States, having previously hosted the popular morning show "Today" on NBC and served as the lead anchor for the evening news on CBS.
This week, she shared a particularly revealing post on social media in which she told of an unusual medical event she experienced. According to her, on Saturday, June 27, 2026, while she was in Colorado, she lost her memory temporarily and suddenly, becoming confused about the date, and was even convinced that Joe Biden was still serving as President of the United States.
She described the sequence of events and said that she remembers well that her husband, John Molner, went out to exercise and that she herself visited a market and bought fruit. However, what happened in between remained in total darkness, and her next memory comes from a later stage of the day. She recalled being picked up from a conference she was moderating, but she does not remember anything about what took place at the conference itself.
She added that on that same day, she was taken to a hospital after not feeling well and even had difficulty naming her close family members. Comprehensive tests ruled out the possibility of a stroke, but doctors diagnosed her with transient global amnesia and promised her that everything would return to normal within 24 hours, which is what happened.
"Although it is a frightening event, it could have been much more serious, and therefore, in the end, I feel relieved - even though a few hours of that Saturday in June will always remain missing for me," she said.
As recalled, in 2022, Couric shared that she was undergoing a series of treatments for breast cancer. "Every two minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States, and on June 21, I was one of them," Couric wrote. "Breast Cancer Awareness Month is approaching, and I want to share my personal story and encourage you to go get checked and understand that you might need more than just a mammogram."
