Katie Couric: 'Heart is broken' after mother's death

Arienne Thompson | Paste BN

Note: An earlier version of this post listed the date of Elinor Couric's death as Thursday, but a rep for Katie Couric contacted Paste BN with the news that her mother, in fact, died on Monday.

More sad news from the entertainment world: News icon Katie Couric has lost her mother. Elinor Couric died at age 91 on Monday, and Katie took to Twitter Thursday to announce the news.

https://twitter.com/katiecouric/status/507537895864156161

She also shared her grief with fans on Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/katiecouric/photos/a.637921316303437.1073741828.637529979675904/683418508420384/?type=1

Couric's father, John, passed away in 2011.

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