Katie Couric It’s a grandmother!
On Sunday, the television anchor broke the news that her daughter, Ellie Monahan, welcomed a baby boy with her husband, Mark Dobrosky, making her a grandmother for the first time.
“John Albert Dobrosky was born on his due date, Saturday, March 23, at 8:23 am, weighing just under seven pounds. He will be called Jay in honor of his maternal grandfather,” wrote the 67-year-old journalist.
Couric was married to attorney Jay Monahan from 1989 until his death in 1998 at age 42 from colon cancer. His daughters, Ellie and Caroline Monahan, were 7 and 2 years old, respectively, at the time of his death.
In her post, Couric explained that her grandson’s middle name honors her son-in-law’s grandfather, Albert, and that the mother, father and baby are happy and healthy.
“Mom and Dad (Ellie and Mark) are over the moon 🌕 (it was a full moon),” she wrote.
She adds, “I’m thrilled to have my first grandchild, Carrie can’t wait to be a cool aunt, and Molner is enjoying handing out cigars. -Call ⏰❤️.”
News of baby Jay’s arrival comes three months after proud new grandmother announced that her eldest daughter had a bun in the ovenusing her Instagram page to share a video of her daughter giving her a friendship bracelet with “future grandma” on it.
“I’ve been dying to tell you. This is what happens when you go to a @Taylor Swift show last summer and forget your friendship bracelet and your daughters say, ‘Don’t worry, we made you one!’ #oh my God #oh my God #oh my God #oh my God #precisomeu🤓,” she he wrote at the time.
“Grandma-to-be,” Couric tried to say before Ellie blurted out to her shocked mother, “I’m pregnant!”
Ellie – a writer and director who has worked on shows such as The boys It is Mister Robot – met her husband on the Yale campus in 2010, according to Vogue. After several years of dating (and a wedding postponed by the pandemic), the couple tied the knot in a beautiful New York cabin ceremony in July 2021.
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