"I think it takes extraordinary courage to be able to face death, and I think I was too scared, honestly," Couric tells PEOPLE about her first husband Jay Monahan's death When Katie Couric's ...

Twenty years later, Katie Couric says the death of her first husband had a profound effect on her daily life. Couric and attorney Jay Monahan married in 1989, the same year Couric became a ...

The legacy of Katie Couric's late husband, Jay Monahan, lives on in her family's newest member. "I think about him often. I ...

When Katie Couric's husband, Jay Monahan, was diagnosed with colon cancer at 41 years old, it came as a complete shock. By the time he was diagnosed, the cancer was stage 4. He died nine months ...

Her first husband Jay Monahan died in 1998 of colon cancer ... So there's a lot of wood to chop in that area.” Related: Inside Katie Couric's Longtime Cancer Prevention Advocacy: 'My Personal ...

The journalist's daughter, Ellie, and her husband, Mark Dobrosky ... human interest stories. Related: Katie Couric Smiles Big with Baby Grandson Jay as She Celebrates Her First Easter as a ...

Katie Couric married fiancé John Molner in an ... as well as Couric’s daughters with late husband Jay Monahan, Ellie, 22, and Carrie, 18. Couric’s youngest daughter also sang for the couple ...