Ann Curry
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Ann Curry (born November 19, 1956) is an American journalist and photojournalist,[1] who has been a reporter for more than 45 years, focused on human suffering in war zones and natural disasters. Curry has reported from the wars in Kosovo, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Afghanistan, Darfur, Congo, and the Central African Republic.[2] Curry has covered numerous disasters, including the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, and the earthquake in Haiti in 2010, where her appeal via Twitter topped Twitter's 'most powerful' list, credited for helping speed the arrival of humanitarian planes.[3]
Ann Curry | |
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Born | (1956-11-19) November 19, 1956 (age 67) |
Education | University of Oregon (BA) |
Occupation | Journalist |
Years active | 1978–present |
Spouse |
Brian Ross (m. 1989) |
Children | 2 |
In June 2012, she became the national and international correspondent-anchor for NBC News and the anchor at large for the Today show. She was co-anchor of Today from June 9, 2011, to June 28, 2012, and the program's news anchor from March 1997 until becoming co-anchor. She was also the anchor of Dateline NBC from 2005 to 2011.[4]
On January 13, 2015, it was announced that Curry would be leaving NBC News after nearly 25 years.[5] In January 2015, Curry founded her own multi-platform media startup.[6] She continued to conduct major news interviews on network television, including securing an exclusive interview with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif in 2015 about the Iran nuclear talks.[7] She hosted and produced We'll Meet Again with Ann Curry from 2018 to 2019 on PBS.