Ann Curry

Ann Curry is an American journalist and photojournalist. She has been reporting for over 45 years focused on human suffering in war zones and natural disasters. Curry has covered the conflict zones of Kosovo Iraq Syria Lebanon Palestine Afghanistan Darfur Congo and the Central African Republic. Ann Curry (born on November 19th, 1956 in Agana) is an American anchor, television reporter and journalist. Curry was perhaps most well-known for being the correspondent of The Today Show, which was a morning news program that was broadcast by National Broadcasting Co. Curry's reportage was notable by its coverage of human emergencies that took place in war-torn nations as well as natural disasters. Curry's father was an sailor with the U.S. Navy and her mother was Japanese. Her parents met while her father was in Japan shortly after World War II. In the wake of her father's involvement as a military officer, they moved a lot. They eventually arrived in Ashland Oregon where Curry attended high school. Curry graduated in 1978, with the degree of Bachelor's in Journalism from the University of Oregon. She was exposed to different cultures and her life experiences may have shaped her empathy method of expressing her views on global issues. Ann Curry is a well-known American journalist as well as news anchor working in NBC. Get to know more about Ann through her biographies. Curry could not be a student for more than 2 years because her family was constantly moving. Her schooling was in Alameda, San Diego and Virginia. In the end, she was able to graduate from Ashland High School. In Medford where she began her career in broadcasting as an KTVL Channel 10 intern. At the age 22, she became the station's first female news reporter. She later became anchor/reporter on KGW in Portland Oregon. Then, in Los Angeles, she became a reporter at KCBS TV just four years after making the move to the city. During her six-year association with the station, she received 2 Emmy Awards.