Ann Curry

Ann Curry is a photojournalist as well as a journalist, author and has been covering areas of war for over 45 years. Her research focuses on the human suffering of disasters and human tragedy. Curry covered the conflicts that raged in Kosovo Iraq Syria Lebanon Palestine Afghanistan Darfur Congo, and Central African Republic. Ann Curry, born November 19th 1956 (Agana) is an American journalist who worked as anchor of a newscast on TV. Her reporting stood out for its coverage of humanitarian crisis that occurred in war-torn countries as well as natural catastrophes. Curry was born in Japan and educated by an Japanese mom. Her father served as an U.S. Navy sailor. Her father was with the mother of her in Japan when he was a stationed in Japan following World War II. As a result of her father's military service the family moved quite a bit. Curry was a student at the high school in Ashland, Oregon. She graduated with a journalism degree from the University of Oregon in 1978. The diversity of her experiences and the experiences she had during her growing up likely influenced her empathetic method of communication regarding international matters. Ann Curry is a well-known American anchor and journalist who works for NBC. Find out more about Ann Curry by studying her biographical information. Curry and her husband frequently moved which is why she could not stay in one school more than 2 years. They traveled to different areas like San Diego Alameda Oregon Virginia. Ashland was where she eventually graduated from high school. In Medford, she started her broadcasting career at KTVL Channel 10 as an intern. When she was 22, she was able to become the first reporter to be female at KTVL. Then, she stepped into the role of anchor and reporter for KGW, which is an NBC affiliate station in Portland. After four years, she was hired as an anchor by KCBS TV which is located in Los Angeles. In her time with the channel, she won two Emmy Awards.