Of course, Katie Couric called in Monday for the premiere of Fox 9's "The Jason Show."
Never doubted it, as I tweeted Sunday: "I'll believe @katiecouric won't make an appearance on @JasonShowFOX9 when 11:01a Monday arrives & she hasn't."
Though Couric did not respond to Jason Matheson's request to call in, she wouldn't have dared to disappoint him. Matheson's MyTalk107.1FM co-host Alexis Thompson was working behind the scenes on this one.
"I knew it was a possibility and a pretty good possibility," Thompson told me after the debut. "Jason had no idea, absolutely no idea. Kate had e-mailed me a few weeks ago writing, I want to surprise Jason. Ssshhhh, don't tell. I put her assistant in contact with Jeff [Orcutt, exec producer at Fox 9]."
Before the TMZ segment, Orcutt told Matheson to read the prompter because his mother's segment needed be moved up earlier than slated. "Hi, Jason. I think you were told it was your momma. It's not your momma and it's not your [baby's] momma," joked Couric. "Who is this?" Jason asked. "Really, you don't recognize my voice?" said the Yahoo Global News Anchor.
Jason looked genuinely shocked.
They talked about putting their "broadcast marriage" back on track in counseling, Couric's upcoming Donald Trump interview, the papal visit and her being on "The Jason Show" in the future.
Jason asked for advice, though Katie's talk didn't succeed despite Jason DVRing it every day. "You and my mom," said Couric. "You have such a great personality. I tried to do a little more serious fare on my show, which I think was a little tough for a daytime audience."