Ann Curry

Ann Curry was born in the United States and is an American photographer and journalist. Over the past forty-five years, she has concentrated on documenting human suffering, primarily in natural disasters and wars. Curry reported on wars from Kosovo, Iraq Syria Lebanon Palestine Afghanistan Darfur Congo. Ann Curry was an American journalist, reporter for the TV news and host who is best known as a correspondent for the Today program which is a morning-time broadcast news program aired on NBC. Curry's work was noted for her reporting on humanitarian crises occurring in war-torn nations and natural disasters. Curry's Japanese-American mother and U.S. Navy-sailor father were both prominent figures within Curry's personal life. Her father dated her mother in Japan as a stationed there following World War II. Her father served in the military and her family had to move around a lot. Curry completed high school at Ashland Oregon. When she graduated from University of Oregon, Curry earned a bachelor of journalism degree in 1978. She was exposed to a variety of cultures and experiences in her early years probably contributed to her empathy with which she approaches global issues. Ann Curry works as a popular American reporter and newscaster for NBC. To learn more, read Ann Curry's bio. They moved frequently, so Curry didn't stay in the same school for over two years traveling to various locations like San Diego Alameda Oregon and Virginia. Finally, she graduated Ashland High School. The broadcasting profession began with an internship with KTVL Channel 10 Medford in Oregon. At age 22, she eventually became the first journalist female at that station. Later, she became an anchor/reporter at KGW at Portland Oregon. The following year, she relocated into Los Angeles as a reporter for KCBS-TV. Through the six years she worked for KCBS the station, she won 2 Emmy Awards.