Linda Stasi on why viewers are tuning out Katie Couric:

The real problems with Katie are her sex, her hair, her smile, her clothes, her celebrity and, yes, her name. The fact that we all call her Katie – instead of her given name, Katherine – right off feels like a cute nickname for a cute TV personality. Not a news anchor.

Plus, in these parts, everyone knows the correct spelling of Katherine is with a “y.”