Ann Curry

Ann Curry has worked as an journalist for over 45 years. She focuses her reporting on natural disasters, as well as conflict zones. Curry has covered wars throughout the globe, including Kosovo Iraq Syria Lebanon Palestine Afghanistan Darfur Congo. Ann Curry is an American journalist, television news anchor as well as a reporter born in the year 1956. Her most well-known work is on the Today Show, a morning show aired nationally by NBC. Curry was particularly praised by her reports on emergencies in war-torn regions and on natural disasters. Curry's father was an sailor within the U.S. Navy and her mother was Japanese. She met her mother while being with her dad in Japan after World War II. As a result of her father's time in the military, they moved a lot. They eventually settled in Ashland Oregon where Curry attended high school. She earned a journalism degree from the University of Oregon in 1978. There is a possibility that her early exposure to cultures and life experiences have shaped the way she communicates about international problems. Ann Curry is a famous American journalist, anchor for news as well as a reporter at NBC. Learn more about Ann Curry through her biographies. The couple relocated frequently so Curry could not stay at the same school for over two years. She traveled extensively to locales such as San Diego Alameda Oregon and Virginia. Her final graduation was in Ashland high school. She set the stage for an impressive career after she began her career in broadcasting by working as an intern for KTVL Channel 10 in Medford Oregon. Later, she became the first female news reporter at the station at just 22 years old. Then, she was anchor/reporter for KGW at Portland Oregon. Then, in Los Angeles, she became an anchor and reporter for KCBS TV 4 years following her having moved to the city. During her time with this station for seven years that she earned two Emmy Awards.