Jay monahan katie couric wikipedia

It’s been more than 21 years since the journalist lost her first husband Jay Monahan to colon cancer, and even when Couric rebuilt her life and found love again, the memory of this event has shaped her.

January 21, , marked the 21st anniversary of the passing of Jay Monahan, Katie Couric’s first husband and the father of her two daughters.

He was an accomplished lawyer whose life was claimed by colon cancer at

On March, the year-old former “Today” co-host visited the show once again and she opened up about Monahan’s death in an effort to raise awareness on the importance of an early diagnosis to improve chances of surviving the illness.

March is Colon Cancer Awareness month, co-host Craig Melvin reminded during the introduction to the segment, with Couric and Dr.

Charles Fuchs, her colleague in Stand Up to Cancer.

“We have to keep getting the word out about how this disease is