Ann Curry

Ann Curry, an American journalist and photojournalist who has covered wars and natural disasters for over 45 years. She focuses on the plight of those within these zones. Curry has covered the conflict zones of Kosovo Iraq Syria Lebanon Palestine Afghanistan Darfur Congo and the Central African Republic. Ann Curry (born on November 19, 1956 in the city of Agana) was an American TV anchor, reporter and journalist. She was most famous as a correspondent on The Today Show, a morning news program that was broadcast by National Broadcasting Co. Her reporting stood out for its coverage of humanitarian situations that were affecting war-ravaged nations and natural catastrophes. Curry's father was an sailor with the U.S. Navy and her mother was Japanese. The couple met when her father was in Japan after World War II. Due to her father's service as a military officer that they had to move around a lot. The family eventually settled in Ashland Oregon where Curry attended high school. In 1978, she graduated from in the University of Oregon with a bachelor's degree in journalism. She was exposed to different cultures and her life experiences could have contributed to her compassionate approach to communicating about international matters. Ann Curry is a famous American journalist, anchor for news as well as a reporter at NBC. Her biography provides further details on the lady. The couple moved often, and Curry could not stay at one place for more than two years, and she traveled to different areas such as San Diego Alameda Oregon and Virginia. She graduated Ashland High School. Her path to success in her career when she began her broadcasting career as a student intern at KTVL Channel 10 in Medford Oregon. Later, she became the first female news reporter for KTVL Channel 10 at the age of 22. Later, she moved into the position of anchor and reporter at KGW an NBC station in Portland, Oregan. A few years later, she moved back to Los Angeles as a reporter for KBS-TV. She was awarded 2 Emmy Awards during the six years that she worked for this station.