Ann Curry

Ann Curry has worked as a journalist for 45 years. Her work focuses on natural disasters and areas of war. Curry has covered the conflicts in Kosovo Iraq Syria Lebanon Palestine Afghanistan Darfur Congo and the Central African Republic. Ann Curry, (born November 19th 1956 in Agana American journalist, television anchor and news reporter. She was most well-known for her job as a reporter for the Today show which is a morning news program that aired on the National Broadcasting Co. (NBC). Curry's work was praised for its coverage of humanitarian emergencies that took place in war-torn nations and natural catastrophes. Curry's maternal grandmother is Japanese as is her father, who was an American Navy Sailor. The couple met when her father was stationed in Japan in the aftermath of World War II. In the wake of her father's army service the family moved often. They ultimately moved to Ashland Oregon where Curry attended high school. Curry graduated from high school in 1978 and earned the degree of Bachelor's in Journalism in the University of Oregon. The diversity of her experiences as well as her experiences throughout her childhood may have shaped her empathy method of expressing her views on global issues. Ann Curry is a well-known American journalist and news anchor working in NBC. Learn more about Ann Curry by studying her biographical information. Curry as well as her husband were frequently moving which is why she could not attend the same school for a period of two years. They resided in San Diego Alameda Oregon Virginia. Ashland was her final high school. She set the stage for an impressive career after she started her broadcasting career with an internship at KTVL Channel 10 in Medford Oregon, eventually becoming the first female news reporter for KTVL Channel 10 at 22. Following that, she went onto becoming an anchor reporter and anchor for KGW KGW, an NBC affiliate station in Portland. After that, she moved into Los Angeles four years later to work as a reporter for KCBS TV. She received the award of two Emmy Awards during the six years at the station.