Katie's Climb to the Top

Thursday February 25, 1999 12:00 AM EST

Katie Couric, speaking at a college commencement at Lehigh University this weekend in Bethlehem, Penn., recalled her days of getting ham sandwiches for the executive producer of "World News Tonight" and making photocopies for Sam Donaldson. Not that she's complaining: Couric advised the graduates to make the most of starting at the bottom. "Ask questions," she said. "Be an eager beaver. Be Eddie Haskell with sincerity."

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