Michael Morrison started work on Monday as the new executive producer of “Katie,†the syndicated talk show hosted by Katie Couric.
Mr. Morrison is the replacement for Jeff Zucker, who was named the new president of CNN Worldwide back in November. Mr. Zucker wrapped up his work on “Katie†at the end of December. He officially starts work at CNN later this month.
A spokeswoman for the show confirmed Mr. Morrison's appointment on Monday. Mr. Morrison was the producer of “The Martha Stewart Show,†which was televised by the Hallmark Channel before being canceled last year. He also produced Ms. Stewart's “Cooking School†program for PBS recently. Previously Mr. Morrison has worked at A&E, Warner Bros. and NBC.
At “Katie,†he is inheriting the most successful new daytime talk show of the television season. The show has averaged 2.46 million viewers since its premiere in September, easily beating other new entrants like “The Steve Harvey Sh ow†and “The Jeff Probst Show.†The talk show has not been renewed for a second season yet, but probably will be soon.
Ms. Couric is the other executive producer of “Katie.†There are two co-executive producers, Michael Bass and Kathy Samuels.
