Jeff Benedict: Deseret News exclusive: Watching Katie Couric's interview with Jabari Parker at New York Mormon meetinghouse
"It was a natural fit to do a story of this importance and magnitude with Katie Couric," said Sports Illustrated editor B.J. Schecter. "Over the last two decades she's established herself as the best interviewer in the business. Anytime you collaborate with a different media partner there is some natural apprehensions. But Katie and her team were great partners and we are very proud of the end product."
Couric's interview with Parker will air on "Good Morning America" Thursday at 8 a.m. on ABC.
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Jeff Benedict is a special features contributor for Sports Illustrated and the author of 11 books. His website is www.jeffbenedict.com.
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Good to see Couric in church for once in her life. Hope it didn't scar her too much.
Surprised Obama hasn't tried to take him one on one.
Love this story! Could do without all the sappy, fawning over Couric, who didn't exactly tear up the ratings with her nightly news anchoring stint, but I do enjoy hearing about this kid. A humble, non-street-thug in todays basketball world is More..
It's a shame to me that, based on his talent, any coach in the country would be happy to accommodate a mission while those less talented either have to choose a University that is misison friendly or just not even serve. I'm glad that More..