John Paul Monahan Cause Of Death, Obituary: What happened to Katie Couric’s first husband?

John Paul Monahan was an attorney and legal analyst for NBC News and husband of Today Show co-anchor, Katie Couric.

John Paul Monahan died after a battle with colon cancer.

Born in Manhasset, Long Island, Monahan was a graduate of Washington and Lee U and Georgetown Law School. After college, he practised trial and appellate criminal and civil law for Washinton, DC firm of Williams and Connolly.

During the past two years, Monahan had worked as a legal analyst for NBC News, covering high-profile trials for the network’s news programs as well as for cable webs CNBC and MSNBC.

Monahan was also a Civil War enthusiast with an extensive collection of wartime memorabilia.

Monahan is survived by his wife, and their two daughters, Elinor and Caroline Monahan.