Ann Curry

Ann Curry is an American photographer and journalist who has been a reporter for over 45 years focusing on the human suffering in the aftermath of natural catastrophes and war zones. Curry is a reporter from conflict zones of Kosovo Iraq Syria Lebanon Palestine Afghanistan Darfur Congo and the Central African Republic. Ann Curry is an American journalist, news anchor on television, and reporter who was born in 1956. Her best-known role on Today Show a morning program airing across the country by NBC. Curry is well-known for her reporting of emergencies and disasters that affect the human condition particularly in nations affected by conflicts. Curry's maternal grandmother is Japanese as is her father, who was an American Navy sailor. Her parents met while her father was stationed in Japan following World War II. Due to her father's service in the military as well as the fact that they were constantly moving. Curry attended high school in Ashland, Oregon. In 1978 she graduated in 1978 from in the University of Oregon with a bachelor's degree in journalism. Being exposed to diverse cultures and her life experiences may have shaped her empathy way of communicating on international matters. Ann Curry is a well-known American reporter and anchor working in NBC. Learn more about Ann Curry by reading her biography. The couple moved often, and Curry did not remain in one place for more than two years. Her travels took her to many places such as San Diego Alameda Oregon and Virginia. Ashland was her last high school. When she was an intern at KTVL Channel 10 Medford, Oregon, she set the stage for an extensive and profitable radio career. She was the only female reporter on the history of the station at 22. Later, she became an anchor/reporter at KGW in Portland Oregon. After that, she moved in Los Angeles four years later to work as a reporter for KCBS TV. In the course of her work with the channel for six years that she received the two Emmy Awards.