Brooks Perlin is the prep school-educated son of renowned investor Sanford Perlin. He attended Williams College, where he played on the tennis team and was known for "laserlike volleys," says one schoolmate, "and lots of shirtlessness. He seemed to enjoy displaying the bod."

These days, he competes in triathlons, keeping to a grueling training schedule while starting up a business to market green constructioin materials (he previously worked for several New York City hedge funds).

Intimate snapshots of Katie Couric romping with her hot young sweetie Brooks Perlin have been discovered in a camera that Katie Couric left behind at a party, insiders tell the National Enquirer. Now sources say the pictures are in the hands of a person who's demanding a whopping $1 million to return them.

"The personal photos have been described as 'intimate' - and Katie obviously never wants the to be made public," a source told the Enquirer.

While there are no nude photos of Katie, she looks anything but the anchor of a network newscast in them. They're candid pictures taken on trips and dates with Perlin Brooks.

"If these photos make their way to web sites and blogs, it could be very embarrassing."