Ann Curry

Ann Curry has worked as a journalist for 45 years. Her reporting focuses on natural disasters as well as conflicts. Curry has covered the wars in Kosovo Iraq Syria Lebanon Palestine Afghanistan Darfur Congo and the Central African Republic. Ann Curry, (born November 19 1956, Agana American journalist, television anchor, news reporter and anchor. She was well-known by her position as a correspondent on the Today show which is a morning news show that was telecast by the National Broadcasting Co. (NBC). Curry was particularly praised for her coverage of human rights issues in war-torn nations as well as natural disasters. Curry's father served as a sailor within the U.S. Navy and her mother was Japanese. Their parents got acquainted while their father was stationed in Japan in the aftermath of World War II. Because of her father's military service, her family often relocated. Curry attended high school in Ashland, Oregon. Curry graduated in 1978, with an undergraduate degree in journalism from the University of Oregon. Being exposed to diverse cultures and the experiences she had during her growing up probably influenced her method of expressing her views on international matters. Ann Curry is a famous American journalist, anchor of news and reporter for NBC. Learn more about Ann Curry by reading her biography. Curry along with her husband moved around frequently and she didn't stay in the same school for two years. They resided with her in San Diego Alameda Oregon Virginia. Ashland was her final high school. Her path to an enviable career after she began her career in broadcasting by working as an intern for KTVL Channel 10 in Medford Oregon. She later became the first female news reporter at KTVL Channel 10 at just 22 years old. Following that, she went on to become an anchor and reporter at KGW KGW, an NBC affiliate station in Portland. In Los Angeles, she became an anchor and reporter for KCBS TV 4 years following her arriving in the city. She received two Emmy Awards during the six years she spent with this station.