Ann Curry

Ann Curry has worked as a journalist for 45 years. She focuses her reporting on natural disasters, as well as conflict zones. Curry has covered wars around the globe, including Kosovo Iraq Syria Lebanon Palestine Afghanistan Darfur Congo. Ann Curry is an American journalist, TV news anchor and journalist who was born in the year 1956. Her most famous role was on Today Show a morning program airing across the country by NBC. Curry is renowned for her coverage of humanitarian crises and natural disasters, especially in countries affected by war. Curry's father was a sailor in the U.S. Navy and her mother was Japanese. In the aftermath of World War II, her parents became acquainted when her father was serving in Japan. As a result of her father's time in the military that they had to move around a lot. They ultimately relocated to Ashland Oregon where Curry attended the high school. Curry graduated in 1978 with an undergraduate degree in journalism in the University of Oregon. There is a possibility that her early encounter with cultures and events shaped her approach to empathy she speaks on international problems. Ann Curry is a famous American journalist, news anchor and reporter who works for NBC. Learn more about her life to know more about this very well-known person. Curry was not able to enroll in a school for more than 2 years because her family moved often. The schools she attended were San Diego, Alameda Oregon, and Virginia. Ashland was her final high school. As an intern at KTVL Channel 10 Medford, Oregon she was able to lay the foundation for a long and successful television career. She became the first female reporter on KTVL's history when she turned 22. Then, she was an anchor/reporter at KGW at Portland Oregon. In Los Angeles, she became a reporter on KCBS TV four years after moving to the city. During her time with the channel for the duration of six years that she won the two Emmy Awards.