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Ann Curry
Curry at the 2012 Time 100
Born (1956-11-19) November 19, 1956 (age 68)
Guam, United States
StatusMarried
Alma materUniversity of Oregon
Occupation(s)Television personality
Television journalist
Years active1978–present
Notable credit(s)Today Show   (1997–2012)
Dateline NBC   (2005–2011)
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade  (2011)
TitleCorrespondent/Anchor
SpouseBrian Ross
ChildrenMcKenzie
William Walker
Websitewww.msnbc.msn.com/id/12536386/

Ann Curry (born November 19, 1956) is an American television personality, news journalist and photojournalist.[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.[3]

Biography

Curry was born in Guam to Bob Curry, an American from Pueblo, Colorado who is of Cherokee, French, German, Scottish and Irish descent, and Hiroe Nagase, who is from Japan.[4] Her father, a career Navy man,[5] met her mother during the U.S. occupation of Japan following the Second World War. The U.S. military initially did not allow the marriage, but her father returned to Japan two years later to marry Nagase.

Curry lived in Japan for several years as a child, attending the Ernest J. King School on a military base in Sasebo. Later she moved to Ashland, Oregon, where she graduated from Ashland High School. She graduated with a BA in Journalism from the University of Oregon in 1978.[6]

Curry was raised Roman Catholic by her mother, who was a convert to the religion.

Curry is married to Brian Ross, whom she met in college. They have a daughter, McKenzie, and a son, William Walker Curry Ross. The family lives in the Gramercy Park neighborhood of New York City.

Curry is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Women's Media Foundation.[7]

Professional career

Curry began her broadcasting career in 1978 as an intern at then NBC-affiliate (now CBS-affiliate) KTVL in Medford, Oregon. There she rose to become the station's first female news reporter. In 1980, Curry moved to NBC-affiliate KGW[8] in Portland, where she was a reporter and anchor.

Four years later, Curry moved to Los Angeles as a reporter for KCBS-TV and received two Emmy Awards while working as a reporter from 1984 to 1990.

In 1990, Curry joined NBC News, first as the NBC News Chicago correspondent then as the anchor of NBC News at Sunrise from 1991 to 1996. Curry also served as a substitute news anchor for Matt Lauer from 1994 to 1997 at Today. From 1997 to 2011, she served as news anchor at Today, being the show's second-longest serving news anchor, behind Frank Blair, who served in that capacity from 1953 to 1975. During this time, she also served as a substitute anchor for Today. In May 2005, Curry was named co-anchor of Dateline NBC with Stone Phillips; she remained as the primary anchor when Phillips left in June 2007 until she replaced Meredith Vieira on Today in 2011. She was the primary substitute on NBC Nightly News from 2005 to 2011.

Curry covering the 2009 Commander in Chief's Ball, with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Michael Mullen

Curry has reported on major international stories, filing stories from places such as Baghdad, Sri Lanka, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Albania, and Darfur. Curry hosted NBC's primetime coverage and highlights of the Live Earth concerts on July 7, 2007 and also contributed with interviews for the special with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Vice President Al Gore. Curry reported from the USS Theodore Roosevelt during the invasion of Afghanistan in November 2001, and had an exclusive interview with General Tommy Franks. She reported from Baghdad in early 2003, and then from the USS Constellation as the war in Iraq began. Ann was also the first network news anchor to report from inside the Southeast Asian tsunami zone in late 2004.[citation needed]

On December 17, 2007, Curry bungee jumped off the Transporter Bridge in Middlesbrough, England to raise money for charity. Her jump was shown live on the Today show at about 8:13 am.

In 2011, Curry appeared in the first PBS Kids Sprout "Kindness Counts" PSA.

It was widely reported in June 2012 that Curry would be replaced as co-host of Today. Curry hired attorney Robert Barnett to represent her in her discussions with NBC.[9][10][11]

On June 28, 2012, Curry announced in an emotional broadcast on the show that she was leaving Today. NBC executives asked her to resign because of lower ratings and other factors including the way she dressed and her refusal to cover her gray hair.[12] She signed a new multiyear contract with the network as NBC News National and International Correspondent/Anchor and "Today" Anchor at Large. She leads a seven-person unit producing content and reporting for NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, for which she also is a regular substitue anchor, Dateline NBC, Rock Center with Brian Williams, Today and MSNBC. Curry also anchors for multiple NBC News primetime specials.[13][14]

On August 9, 2012, Curry made her first post-departure appearance on Today when she reported a story during the show's coverage at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The reunion with her former co-anchor, Matt Lauer, was described in the media as "tense", "awkward" and "chilly".[15][16]

Volunteerism

Awards

Funded scholarship

  • Ann Curry Scholarship for University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication Broadcasting Students, 2002[5]

References

  1. ^ http://celebnetworth.org/ann-curry-net-worth-annual-salary
  2. ^ Isger, Sonya, "Hear NBC's Ann Curry talk about her photography at the Photographic Centre in West Palm Beach", The Palm Beach Post, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009
  3. ^ Bio: Ann Curry", NBC official biography
  4. ^ "Mixed Race: America's Fastest Growing Population". Marie Claire.
  5. ^ a b c Mack, Ann (Fall 2003). "Ann Curry: Living the dream". Flash. 18 (1). University of Oregon. Archived from the original on 13 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-27. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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  7. ^ "Board and Staff" – IWMF website
  8. ^ David Stabler (May 15, 2011). "Ann Curry, about to take over Today co-anchor post, stays grounded in Oregon roots". The Oregonian. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "Ann Curry Being Replaced". Minneapolis Star Tribune. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  10. ^ "NBC discussing plan to remove Ann Curry as host". Boston.com. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  11. ^ "Rumors of Ann Curry's departure from 'Today' pick up steam". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  12. ^ "Ann Curry: My Today Show Bosses Dissed My Wardrobe". Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  13. ^ Page, Susan (June 28, 2012). "'Today' co-host Ann Curry will bid farewell today". USA Today.
  14. ^ "Talent Biography - Ann Curry". NBCUniversal. Retrieved August 9. 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  15. ^ Ravitz, Justin (August 9, 2012). "Ann Curry Has Tense Reunion With Matt Lauer on First TODAY Show Appearance Since Ouster". Us Magazine.
  16. ^ "Ann Curry and Matt Lauer back together at Olympics for an awkward moment". New York Daily News. August 9, 2012.
  17. ^ a b c d e f Pace, Giacinta (2007-06-27). "Cause Celeb: Ann Curry". MSNBC. Archived from the original on 28 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-28. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ "Afterschool". Moffly Media. 2011.
  19. ^ a b "Ann Curry: the Today show queen". Irish America. April/May 2005. Archived from the original on April 27, 2006. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help) (archived 2006)
  20. ^ Gold, Matea (2007-09-25). "PBS is star of news Emmy show". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2007-09-25.[dead link‍]
  21. ^ "Ann Curry". AskMen.com.
  22. ^ "Ann Curry offers words of wisdom". Wheaton College. May 22, 2010.
  23. ^ Dykes, Brett Michael (May 2, 2010). "Ann Curry dispenses graduation advice to the wrong student body". Yahoo! News.
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