Ann Curry

Ann Curry is an American journalist and photojournalist who has worked as a journalist for more than 45 years, focusing on human suffering in conflict zones as well as natural disasters. Curry was a reporter for the wars that raged in Kosovo Iraq Syria Lebanon Palestine Afghanistan Darfur Congo, and Central African Republic. Ann Curry is a journalist anchorperson for television, reporter and anchorperson she was born 1956. Her most well-known work is on Today, the National Broadcasting Co. morning newscast. Curry became known in particular for her reporting on natural disasters and humanitarian crises which occurred in war-ravaged areas. Curry's father was a sailor with the U.S. Navy and her mother was Japanese. Her father met his mother in Japan while he was stationed in Japan following World War II. The family was frequently moving due to her dad's military service. Curry was able to complete her high school education at Ashland Oregon. She graduated with a journalism degree from the University of Oregon in 1978. The exposure she received to diverse cultures and situations during her growing up years is likely to have influenced the compassion in her approach to issues of international significance. Ann Curry is a well-known American journalist and news anchor working in NBC. Find out more about Ann Curry through going through her biography. Curry's family moved frequently and Curry was not able to stay at a single school more than two months. Curry attended various schools like San Diego Alameda Oregon Virginia as well as Virginia. Ashland was her last high school. Her career in broadcasting began with an internship at KTVL Channel 10 Medford in Oregon. At age 22, she eventually became the first female journalist at that station. She subsequently moved to the post of anchor and reporter for KGW an NBC affiliate located in Portland, Oregan. When she moved to Los Angeles, she became a reporter at KCBS TV just four years after having moved into the city. It was during her time with the station for the duration of six years that she won two Emmy Awards.