Ann Curry

Ann Curry, an American journalist and photojournalist who has been covering natural and war-related disasters for more than 45 years. She focuses on the suffering of people who live in these places. Curry was a reporter in war zones such as Kosovo Iraq Syria Lebanon Palestine Afghanistan Darfur Congo. Ann Curry is a journalist, television anchorperson and reporter who was born in 1956. Her most well-known work is in Today, the National Broadcasting Co. morning newscast. Curry is well-known for her reporting of humanitarian crises and natural disasters particularly in nations which have suffered the effects of the war. Curry's father was a naval officer with the U.S. Navy and her mother was Japanese. Curry's parents met in Japan which is where her father had been stationed following World War II. Because of her father's military service, the family relocated frequently. Curry completed high school within Ashland Oregon. She graduated with a journalism degree at The University of Oregon in 1978. Her exposure to different cultures and environments during her growing up years probably contributed to her empathy with which she approaches global issues. Ann Curry has been a prominent American journalist since the early 1990s. She is currently NBC's anchor for news. To learn more, read Ann Curry's bio. Curry along with her husband moved frequently which is why she could not stay in one school more than 2 years. The couple moved to various locations such as San Diego Alameda Oregon Virginia. Ashland is where she finally finished high school. She paved her way for an enviable career after she began her broadcasting career as an intern in KTVL Channel 10 in Medford Oregon, eventually becoming the first female news reporter at the station, at aged of just 22. Following that, she went into the role of anchor and reporter at KGW, the NBC affiliate station in Portland. When she moved to Los Angeles, she became a reporter on KCBS TV just four years after making the move to the city. There were two Emmy Awards were won during her six year association with TV station KCBS.