The former "Today" host reflected on her late husband Jay Monahan's battle with colorectal cancer. Katie Couric is reflecting on her “biggest regret” after caring for her late husband before his death nearly 30 years ago. The renowned broadcast journalist’s husband Jay Monahan, whom she shares two daughters with, died on Jan. 24, 1998, at the age of 42 from colorectal cancer while Couric was a host of the “Today” show. “My biggest regret, I think, was that I never really talked to my husband