Ann Curry

Ann Curry has worked as an journalist for over 45 years. Her reporting focuses on natural disasters as well as areas of war. Curry has covered wars across the globe, and has reported on conflicts in Kosovo Iraq Syria Lebanon Palestine Afghanistan Darfur Congo. Ann Curry was an American journalist, news reporter on TV as well as host. She is most recognized as a correspondent on the Today program a morning broadcast news program aired on NBC. Curry was well-known for her reporting of human rights crises, natural disasters and other emergencies which occurred in war-ravaged areas. Curry's Japanese-American mother as well as her U.S. Navy-sailor father both played a prominent role in her life. Her parents met while their father was in Japan after World War II. As a result of the military service of her father, her family has moved quite a bit. Curry went to High School in Ashland Oregon. In the end, University of Oregon awarded her an undergraduate degree in journalism. She was exposed to different cultures and environments in her early years probably contributed to her empathy with which she approaches international topics. Ann Curry is a well-known American journalist and news anchor who works for NBC. You can read her biography for more information about the prominent journalist in America. The couple relocated frequently so Curry didn't stay in one school for more than two years. She traveled extensively to places like San Diego Alameda Oregon and Virginia. Ashland in Oregon is the location where Curry received her degree. She began a career that would lead to a lucrative career by working as an intern in broadcasting for KTVL Channel 10 Medford. It was her first time as a female news anchor at this station when she was just 22. Then, she was an anchor/reporter for KGW in Portland Oregon. When she moved to Los Angeles, she became a reporter on KCBS TV four years after moving into the city. In her time with the station, she won two Emmy Awards.