Ann Curry

Ann Curry is a photojournalist as well as a journalist, author and has reported on war zones for the past forty-five years. Her focus is on human suffering and disasters. Curry has reported from the wars in Kosovo Iraq Syria Lebanon Palestine Afghanistan Darfur Congo and the Central African Republic. Ann Curry was an American journalist, news reporter on TV and host who is best known for her work as a reporter on the Today program a morning broadcast news show that aired on NBC. Curry is well-known for her reporting of emergencies and disasters that affect the human condition particularly in nations that have been devastated by conflict. Curry's father served as a sailor in the U.S. Navy and her mother was Japanese. After World War II, her parents began to meet when her father served in Japan. Due to her father's military service, the family relocated frequently. They finally moved to Ashland Oregon where Curry attended high school. In 1978, she graduated in 1978 from her school at the University of Oregon with a bachelor's degree in journalism. It's likely that her early encounter with cultures and experiences has shaped the way she speaks about global problems. Ann Curry works as a well known American newscaster and journalist for NBC. Check out her biography to learn more about this famous woman. The couple relocated frequently so Curry did not remain in one place for more than two years traveling to various places like San Diego Alameda Oregon and Virginia. Ashland was her last high school. Her broadcasting career began as an internship at KTVL Channel 10 Medford in Oregon. At age 22, she was the first journalist female at the station. She then moved up to anchoring and reporting at KGW, an NBC-affiliated station located in Portland. After that, she moved in Los Angeles four years later to work as a reporter for KCBS TV. She was awarded two Emmy Awards during the six years she spent with this station.