Ann Curry

Ann Curry, an American photographer and journalist who has been covering natural and war-related disasters for more than 45 years. She focuses on the suffering of people in these areas. Curry has reported from the wars in Kosovo Iraq Syria Lebanon Palestine Afghanistan Darfur Congo and the Central African Republic. Ann Curry, born November 19 1956 (Agana) was an American journalist, who was an anchor on television. Curry's reporting was notable for its coverage of humanitarian crises occurring in war-torn nations as well as natural disasters. Curry was the child of an U.S. Navy sailor and an Japanese woman. Curry's parents met in Japan, the country where her father was stationed since World War II. As a result of her father's active military service, the family relocated frequently. They finally moved to Ashland Oregon where Curry attended the high school. Curry graduated from the University of Oregon awarded her the degree of bachelor of arts in journalism. She was exposed to diverse cultures and situations in her early years likely contributed to the empathy that she has for global issues. Ann Curry is a well-known American journalist as well as news anchor working in NBC. Discover More about the life of Ann Curry through going through her biography. Curry's family relocated often and Curry was not able to stay at a single school longer than 2 years. Curry attended various schools like San Diego Alameda Oregon Virginia as well as Virginia. Ashland was her last high school. As an intern at KTVL Channel 10 Medford, Oregon she began her career in the field of broadcasting. She became the first female anchor for the station when she was just 22. Then she was promoted to the post of anchor and reporter for KGW which was an NBC station in Portland, Oregan. Four years later, she relocated to Los Angeles and became a reporter for KCBS TV. She was awarded the award of two Emmy Awards during the six years that she worked for this station.