Katie Couric Is Going On Tour! [TVNewser]
It's road trip time for Katie Couric. The new anchor of the CBS Evening News is embarking on the six-city swing this summer "to talk to people in the community about what issues are of interest to them and what they would like to see reported, both locally and nationally."

When Gail Devers Wants An Apology, She Gets It [GalleyCat]
When Gail Devers gets pissed — as she did when she read Game of Shadows and discovered she was included as a possible connection to the BALCO scandal — people listen.

Texas Monthly Wins Absurd Amount of 2006 CRMA Awards [FishbowlNY]
Honorary-FishbowlNYer Evan Smith and his Texas Monthly won 16 awards, including the top award in nine categories, at the 21st Annual National City and Regional Magazine Awards competition announced June 19 at CRMA's annual conference in Boston.

Bad Vibe From Bush For Journos [FishbowlDC]
"The environment has never been as difficult and poisonous as it is today" for journalists reporting on the government," according to the New York Times' James Risen. At NYT headquarters last night, Risen was joined by Eric Lichtblau, Allan Siegal, and Floyd Abrams in a panel to discuss the NSA surveillance story and what the Pentagon Papers mean today.

Is HBO About To Whack Silvio And Paulie? [FishbowlLA]
The guy can't catch a break. Once again, Tony Soprano has to step in to mediate a financial dispute between two bickering crews. Apparently, Sopranos star James Gandolfini plans to spend the weekend helping to end the standoff between Steven Van Zandt and Tony Sirico and the guys who write the paychecks at HBO.

Bidding On Representation [MBToolBox]
The eBay auction, offered by the UK-based Westwood Literary Agency, urged writers to "bid for a literary agent for your manuscript ... a one-time chance to get your manuscript noticed." Why was this thrilling opportunity up for grabs?

Jon Stewart 'Air Skullf*cks' Hitler [FishbowlNY]
We're avid watchers of the Daily Show and South Park, though it's a rare night when any joke on the former shocks us like they do regularly on the latter. Monday night's Daily Show, however, was one of those rare nights.

He's The Top [UnBeige]
UnBeige's official Marketing Mentor, Peleg Top, has only a few spaces left in his upcoming L.A. workshop, and believe you us, you won't want to miss it. This one-day workshop will give you all the tools you need to get yourself out there — way out there — where the right clients will find you.