Ann Curry

Ann Curry has worked as an journalist for over nearly 45 years. Her reporting focuses on natural disasters and war zones. Curry was a reporter for wars from Kosovo, Iraq Syria Lebanon Palestine Afghanistan Darfur Congo. Ann Curry was an American journalist, TV news reporter as well as host. She is most known for her work as a reporter on the Today program a morning broadcast news show that aired on NBC. Curry became known in particular for her reporting on human rights crises, natural disasters and other emergencies that occurred within war-torn areas. Curry's father was a sailor within the U.S. Navy and her mother was Japanese. Her parents met while her father was stationed in Japan after World War II. Family members were constantly on the move because of the service of her dad in the military. Curry completed her high school in Ashland Oregon. She graduated in 1978 in 1978 from the University of Oregon with a bachelor's degree in journalism. Her exposure to a variety of cultures and experiences throughout her childhood probably contributed to her empathy that she has for international topics. Ann Curry has been a famous American journalist since the early 1990s. Ann Curry is currently NBC's news anchor. Her biography is available to learn more about the famous American journalist. Curry's family relocated often, so Curry didn't stay at one school longer than 2 years. Curry attended various schools which included San Diego Alameda Oregon Virginia and Virginia. Her final graduation was with honors from Ashland High School. While working as an intern for KTVL Channel 10 Medford, Oregon, she started her career in the field of broadcasting. She was the first female anchor at the station, when she was just 22. Then, she stepped on to become an anchor and reporter at KGW, an NBC affiliate station located in Portland. In the course of four years, she was hired as a reporter by KCBS TV in Los Angeles. Through her tenure of six years with the station she received two Emmy Awards.