Ann Curry

Ann Curry has worked as journalist for more than 45 years. Her reporting focuses on natural disasters, as well as war zones. Curry has reported on wars all over the world, including in Kosovo Iraq Syria Lebanon Palestine Afghanistan Darfur Congo. Ann Curry is an American journalist, TV news anchor as well as a reporter born in 1956. Her most well-known work is on the Today Show a morning program that was broadcast across the nation by NBC. Her reporting stood out in its reporting of the humanitarian crises occurring in war-torn nations and natural catastrophes. Curry was born in Japan, and raised by a Japanese mom. Her father served as a U.S. Navy sailor. The couple met when her father was in Japan following World War II. Because of her father's military service the family moved often. They ultimately relocated to Ashland Oregon where Curry attended the high school. She received a journalism certificate from the University of Oregon in 1978. There is a possibility that her earlier encounter with cultures and experiences has influenced her empathetic approach to how she speaks on international problems. Ann Curry is a well-known American journalist as well as news anchor employed by NBC. Check out her bio for more information about this well-known woman. Curry was not able to enroll in a school for in more than two years since her family relocated frequently. She went to schools in San Diego, Alameda Oregon and Virginia. Finally, she graduated Ashland High School. In Medford the city she was born, she began her career in broadcasting as an KTVL Channel 10 intern. at the age of 22, she became the station's only female reporter. She subsequently moved to the position of an anchor as well as reporter at KGW which was an NBC station in Portland, Oregan. After four years, she moved back to Los Angeles as a reporter for KCBS-TV. The station won 2 Emmy Awards during the six years at the station.