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'''Ann Curry''' (born [[November 19]], [[1956]] in Guam (but raised in Ashland, Oregon) is an [[American]] [[journalist]] and [[television presenter|television personality]]. She is a [[Japanese American]] via her mother; her father is of predominantly [[French people|French]] and [[Scots-Irish]] descent. Curry is a [[graduate student|graduate]] of the [[University of Oregon]] School of Journalism. She was a reporter and won two Emmys for [[KCBS-TV]] in [[Los Angeles, California]] from [[1984]]-[[1990]], joined [[NBC News]] in [[1990]] and from [[1991]]-[[1996]] she anchored NBC News at Sunrise. She is married to Brian Ross.

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{{Infobox person

| name = Ann Curry

| image = Ann Curry 2022 (52165115547) (cropped).jpg

| caption = Curry in 2022

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|11|19}}

| birth_place = [[Hagåtña, Guam|Agaña]], [[Guam]], U.S.

| education = [[University of Oregon]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])

| occupation = [[Journalist]]

| years_active = 1978–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Brian Ross|1989}}

| children = 2

}}

'''Ann Curry''' (born November 19, 1956) is an American journalist,<ref>Isger, Sonya, [http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/hear-nbcs-ann-curry-talk-about-her-photography-101528.html "Hear NBC's Ann Curry talk about her photography at the Photographic Centre in West Palm Beach"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512105808/http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/hear-nbcs-ann-curry-talk-about-her-photography-101528.html |date=May 12, 2012 }}, ''[[The Palm Beach Post]]'', Saturday, December 5, 2009</ref> who has been a reporter for more than 45 years, focused on war zones and [[natural disaster]]s. She has reported from the wars in [[Kosovo]], [[Iraq]], [[Syria]], [[Lebanon]], [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Darfur]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congo]], and the [[Central African Republic]].<ref>[http://www.today.com/id/8418780/ns/about_us-ann_curry/t/ann-curry/#.VgsncrRVhHw "Ann Curry – About Us"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808092055/http://www.today.com/id/8418780/ns/about_us-ann_curry/t/ann-curry/#.VgsncrRVhHw |date=August 8, 2016 }}, "[[Today.com]]"</ref>and the disasters [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|Indian Ocean tsunami]] in 2004, and the [[2010 Haiti earthquake|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.<ref>[https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2374303,00.asp "Ann Curry's Haiti Tweet Tops Twitter's 'Most Powerful' List"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901113135/https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2374303,00.asp |date=September 1, 2018 }}, "[[PC Magazine]]", December 14, 2010</ref>

In June 2012, she became the national and international correspondent-anchor for [[NBC News]] and the anchor at large for the ''[[Today (U.S. TV program)|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.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110610205222/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/8418780/ns/about_us-ann_curry/t/ann-curry/ Bio: Ann Curry"], NBC official biography</ref>

Since [[1997]], she has been the main contributor at the news desk on the [[NBC]] morning show ''[[The Today Show|Today]]'' and has two children, Mackenzie, 12, Walker, 10. In May 2005, it was announced that Curry would become a co-host of [[Dateline NBC]] with [[Stone Phillips]]. She began this job on June 24, 2005. She still holds her position on ''[[The Today Show|Today]]''.

In January 2015, Curry left NBC News after nearly 25 years<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-ann-curry-leaves-nbc-20150113-story.html|title=Ann Curry leaves NBC News to form her own production company|first=Stephen|last=Battaglio|work=Los Angeles Times|date=January 13, 2015|access-date=February 28, 2017|archive-date=February 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216225042/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-ann-curry-leaves-nbc-20150113-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> to found her own multi-platform media startup.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcumv.com/news/ann-curry-becomes-founder-media-startup-including-multi-platform-content-venture-seeded|title=ANN CURRY BECOMES FOUNDER OF MEDIA STARTUP, INCLUDING A MULTI-PLATFORM CONTENT VENTURE SEEDED BY NBCUNIVERSAL|date=January 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724205031/https://www.nbcumv.com/news/ann-curry-becomes-founder-media-startup-including-multi-platform-content-venture-seeded|archive-date=July 24, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> She continued to conduct news interviews on network television, including securing an exclusive interview with Iranian Foreign Minister [[Mohammad Javad Zarif|Javad Zarif]] in 2015 about the [[Iran]] nuclear talks.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/iran-foreign-minister-zarif---we-will-never-have-a-bomb--408277571983 "Iran Foreign Minister Zarif: 'We will never have a bomb'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709183742/https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/iran-foreign-minister-zarif---we-will-never-have-a-bomb--408277571983 |date=July 9, 2019 }}, "[[NBCNews.com]]", March 5, 2015</ref> She hosted and produced ''[[We'll Meet Again with Ann Curry]]'' from 2018 to 2019 on [[PBS]].

In a 2005 poll of television industry professionals published in Radar Magazine, Curry was ranked the "dumbest" person in television news.

==Early life and education==

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Ann Curry was born in [[Hagåtña, Guam|Agaña, Guam]],<ref name=fdr25>Stated on ''[[Finding Your Roots]]'', January 22, 2019</ref> the daughter of Hiroe Nagase and Robert Paul "Bob" Curry.<ref name=fdr25/> Her mother is Japanese, and her father, an American from [[Pueblo, Colorado]], had [[Irish Americans|Irish]] and [[German Americans|German]] ancestry.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Mixed Race: America's Fastest Growing Population|magazine=Marie Claire|url=http://www.marieclaire.com/world-reports/news/latest/ethnicity-mixed-races|access-date=April 29, 2009|archive-date=May 31, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531221021/http://www.marieclaire.com/world-reports/news/latest/ethnicity-mixed-races|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=fdr25/> Her parents met when her father, a career [[United States Navy]] sailor,<ref name="UOregon">{{cite journal |url=http://flash.uoregon.edu/F03/curry.html |title=Ann Curry: Living the dream |access-date=July 27, 2007 |last=Mack |first=Ann |journal=Flash |volume=18 |issue=1 |date=Fall 2003 |publisher=University of Oregon |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070713053751/http://flash.uoregon.edu/F03/curry.html |archive-date=July 13, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> worked as a streetcar conductor during the United States [[occupation of Japan]] after [[World War II]].<ref name=GuidepostFindingFaith>[http://www.guideposts.org/finding-faith/ann-curry-finding-faith-and-stories-hope-journalism Guideposts: "Telling Stories of Hope – Find out why Ann Curry says journalism is an act of faith and how she finds stories of hope among all the suffering" By Ann Curry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315014423/http://www.guideposts.org/finding-faith/ann-curry-finding-faith-and-stories-hope-journalism |date=March 15, 2015 }} retrieved November 10, 2013</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.womansday.com/life/inspirational-stories/a61087/ann-curry-parents-love-story/ |title=Ann Curry Says Her Parents' Love Story Inspired Her to Become a Journalist |magazine=Woman's Day |first=Ann |last=Curry |date=January 18, 2018 |access-date=March 8, 2018 |archive-date=March 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302062536/https://www.womansday.com/life/inspirational-stories/a61087/ann-curry-parents-love-story/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Although he was transferred out of Japan, he returned two years later to marry Nagase.<ref name=GuidepostFindingFaith /> Curry is the eldest of five children.<ref name=GuidepostFindingFaith />

Curry lived in Japan for several years as a child, and attended the [[Ernest J. King High School|Ernest J. King School]] on the [[United States Fleet Activities Sasebo]] naval base in [[Sasebo, Nagasaki]]. During her childhood, she also lived in [[San Diego]], [[Alameda, California]], and [[Virginia Beach, Virginia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ann Curry |url=https://prezi.com/m4thgokp7ogk/ann-curry/ |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=prezi.com |language=en |archive-date=December 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231213546/https://prezi.com/m4thgokp7ogk/ann-curry/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Later, she moved to [[Ashland, Oregon]], where she graduated from [[Ashland High School (Oregon)|Ashland High School]]. She graduated with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in journalism from the [[University of Oregon]] in 1978.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mediabistro.com/articles/details.asp?aID=10745& |title=SO WHAT DO YOU DO, ANN CURRY, NEWS ANCHOR, THE TODAY SHOW? |publisher=Mediabistro.com |date=December 30, 2009 |first=Diane |last=Clehane |access-date=November 21, 2014 |archive-date=January 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109173846/http://www.mediabistro.com/articles/details.asp?aID=10745& |url-status=live }}</ref>

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[[Category:Eurasians|Curry, Ann]]

==Career==

===1978&ndash;1989===

Curry began her broadcasting career in 1978 as an intern at then NBC-affiliate (now CBS-affiliate) [[KTVL]] in [[Medford, Oregon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6it5HQFA83s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/6it5HQFA83s |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=Ann Curry: I Learned To Cuss In The Newsroom|last=The Late Show with Stephen Colbert|date=January 23, 2018|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> There she rose to become the station's first female news reporter. In 1980, Curry moved to NBC-affiliate [[KGW]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/index.ssf/2011/05/ann_curry_about_to_take_over_t.html|title=Ann Curry, about to take over ''Today'' co-anchor post, stays grounded in Oregon roots|author=David Stabler|newspaper=[[The Oregonian]]|date=May 15, 2011|archive-date=September 5, 2012|access-date=May 16, 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905061802/http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/index.ssf/2011/05/ann_curry_about_to_take_over_t.html|url-status=live}}</ref> in [[Portland, Oregon|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 Award]]s while working as a reporter from 1984 to 1990.

===1990&ndash;2012===

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 1997. From 1993 to 1995 & again from 1996-1999 Curry was one of the rotating anchors of the Sunday edition of [[NBC Nightly News]]. Curry also served as a substitute news anchor for [[Matt Lauer]] from 1994 to 1997 at ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]''. From 1997 to 2011, she served as news anchor at ''Today'', becoming the show's second-longest serving news anchor, behind [[Frank Blair (journalist)|Frank Blair]], who served in that capacity from 1953 to 1975. During this time, she also served as a substitute anchor for ''Today''. On June 24, 2005, Curry was named co-anchor of ''Dateline NBC'' with [[Stone Phillips]]; she remained as the primary anchor when Phillips left on July 2, 2007, until she replaced [[Meredith Vieira]] on ''Today'' in 2011. She was the primary substitute on ''[[NBC Nightly News]]'' from 2005 to 2011.

[[File:Ann Curry and Mike Mullen.jpg|thumb|left|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]], Congo, [[Rwanda]], [[Albania]], and Darfur. Curry hosted NBC's primetime coverage and highlights of the [[Live Earth (2007 concert)|Live Earth]] concerts on July 7, 2007, and also contributed with interviews for the special with [[Mayor of New York City|New York City Mayor]] [[Michael Bloomberg]] and former [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Al Gore]]. Curry reported from the {{USS|Theodore Roosevelt|CVN-71|6}} during the invasion of [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|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|CV-64|6}} as the [[History of Iraq (2003–2011)|war in Iraq]] began. Curry was also the first network news anchor to report from inside the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|Southeast Asian tsunami]] zone in late 2004.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

On December 17, 2007, Curry bungee-jumped off the [[Tees Transporter Bridge|Transporter Bridge]] in [[Middlesbrough]], [[England]], to raise money for charity. Her jump was shown live on the ''Today'' show.

In 2009, Curry traveled to Iran, where she interviewed then-[[President of Iran]] [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]] days before Ahmadinejad traveled to America to speak in front of the [[United Nations General Assembly]].

In 2011, Curry appeared in the first [[Universal Kids|PBS Kids Sprout]] "Kindness Counts" [[public service announcement]]. She was the television host of the [[Macy's_Thanksgiving_Day_Parade#Former_hosts|Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]] in 2011.

===Departure from ''Today''===

In June 2012, Curry was widely reported as being replaced as co-host of ''Today''. Curry hired attorney [[Robert Barnett (lawyer)|Robert Barnett]] to represent her in her discussions with NBC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/celebrities/159802035.html|title=Ann Curry Being Replaced|website=Star Tribune (Minneapolis)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120624014738/http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/celebrities/159802035.html|archive-date=June 24, 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=June 23, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2012/06/20/nbc_discussing_plan_to_remove_curry_as_host/ |title=NBC discussing plan to remove Ann Curry as host |work=Boston.com |date=June 20, 2012 |access-date=June 23, 2012 |last1=Bauder |first1=David |archive-date=December 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241211024403/http://archive.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2012/06/20/nbc_discussing_plan_to_remove_curry_as_host/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freep.com/article/20120622/ENT07/206220319/Rumors-of-Ann-Curry-s-departure-from-Today-pick-up-steam|title=Rumors of Ann Curry's departure from 'Today' pick up steam|website=Detroit Free Press|access-date=June 23, 2012|archive-date=June 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625003132/http://www.freep.com/article/20120622/ENT07/206220319/Rumors-of-Ann-Curry-s-departure-from-Today-pick-up-steam?|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 28, Curry announced in an emotional broadcast on the show that she was leaving ''Today''. She signed a new multiyear contract with the network as NBC News national and international correspondent/anchor and ''Today'' anchor-at-large. Her departure had led to some discussions about racism, particularly as she was one of the most prominent [[Asian-American]] journalists on the national stage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/1663594|title=Ann Curry's Dismissal: An Asian-American's Perspective|website=Huffington Post|date=July 11, 2012 }}</ref>

For a time, she led a seven-person unit producing content and reporting for ''NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt'' (for which she also was a regular substitute anchor), ''Dateline NBC'', ''[[Rock Center with Brian Williams]]'', ''Today'', and [[MSNBC]]. Curry also anchored multiple NBC News primetime specials.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/story/2012-06-28/ann-curry-today-show-exit-exclusive/55878612/1|title='Today' co-host Ann Curry will bid farewell today|last=Page|first=Susan|date=June 28, 2012|work=USA Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcumv.com/mediavillage/networks/nbcnews/nbcnewscorrespondents/biographies?displayLimit=100&page=1|title=Talent Biography – Ann Curry|publisher=NBCUniversal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620052911/http://www.nbcumv.com/mediavillage/networks/nbcnews/nbcnewscorrespondents/biographies?displayLimit=100&page=1|archive-date=June 20, 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=August 9, 2012}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/ann-curry-has-tense-reunion-with-matt-lauer-on-first-today-show-appearance-since-ouster-201298|title=Ann Curry Has Tense Reunion With Matt Lauer on First TODAY Show Appearance Since Ouster|last=Ravitz|first=Justin|date=August 9, 2012|newspaper=Us Magazine|archive-date=August 10, 2012|access-date=August 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810201145/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/ann-curry-has-tense-reunion-with-matt-lauer-on-first-today-show-appearance-since-ouster-201298|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/ann-curry-matt-lauer-back-olympics-awkward-moment-article-1.1132444|title=Ann Curry and Matt Lauer back together at Olympics for an awkward moment|date=August 9, 2012|newspaper=New York Daily News|archive-date=August 11, 2012|access-date=August 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811051929/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/ann-curry-matt-lauer-back-olympics-awkward-moment-article-1.1132444|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2013, Lauer said he was disappointed in the way the media reported Curry's departure.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.esquire.com/features/what-ive-learned/matt-lauer-interview-1013?src=spr_TWITTER&spr_id=1456_22720648|title=MATT LAUER: WHAT I'VE LEARNED|last=Fussman|first=Cal|magazine=Esquire|access-date=September 10, 2013|archive-date=September 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130915060219/http://www.esquire.com/features/what-ive-learned/matt-lauer-interview-1013?src=spr_TWITTER&spr_id=1456_22720648|url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2015, Curry was announced as officially leaving NBC News.<ref>Stelter,

Brian (January 14, 2015). [https://money.cnn.com/2015/01/13/media/ann-curry-exits-nbc-news/index.html "Ann Curry exiting NBC News."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125165152/https://money.cnn.com/2015/01/13/media/ann-curry-exits-nbc-news/index.html |date=January 25, 2021 }} ''CNN.com''. Retrieved November 30, 2017.</ref>

=== 2015–present ===

[[File:Ann Curry (33772795404) (1).jpg|thumb|Curry in 2017]]

In June 2016, she moderated a panel discussion between the [[Dalai Lama]] and [[Lady Gaga]] at the 84th annual U.S. Conference of Mayors in [[Indianapolis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/06/26/dalai-lama-lady-gaga/86405868/|title=The Dalai Lama and Lady Gaga got together to chat|last=Mallenbaum|first=Carly|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=June 26, 2016|access-date=March 10, 2020|archive-date=June 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160626171710/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/06/26/dalai-lama-lady-gaga/86405868/|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2017, [[PBS]] announced a new [[documentary television series]] ''[[We'll Meet Again with Ann Curry]]'' hosted and co-produced by Curry.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://current.org/2017/07/luna-arrives-ruffman-returns-and-more-from-the-pbs-press-tour/|title=Luna arrives, Ruffman returns and more from the PBS Press Tour|last=Sefton|first=Dru|newspaper=[[Current (newspaper)|Current]]|date=July 31, 2017|access-date=March 10, 2020}}</ref> In November 2017, she attended [[WE Day]] at [[Xcel Energy Center]] in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/18-000-youth-celebrate-at-annual-we-day-in-st-paul/456168873/|title=Thousands of youths celebrate at annual WE Day in St. Paul|last=Otarola|first=Miguel|newspaper=[[Star Tribune]]|date=November 8, 2017|access-date=March 10, 2020|archive-date=July 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708230749/https://www.startribune.com/18-000-youth-celebrate-at-annual-we-day-in-st-paul/456168873/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, she also spoke at two other WE Day events, in [[Seattle]] and in [[Toronto]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/russell-wilson-ciara-head-we-day-seattle-lineup/281-535448731|title=Russell Wilson, Ciara head WE Day Seattle lineup|publisher=[[KING-TV]]|last=Pittman|first=Travis|date=April 5, 2018|access-date=March 10, 2020|archive-date=April 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410033222/http://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/russell-wilson-ciara-head-we-day-seattle-lineup/281-535448731|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://dailyhive.com/toronto/toronto-we-day-lineup-2018|title=Everyone confirmed to attend WE Day Toronto this month|last=Smith|first=Ainsley|website=[[Daily Hive]]|date=September 13, 2018|access-date=March 10, 2020|archive-date=March 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329061933/https://dailyhive.com/toronto/toronto-we-day-lineup-2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2018, Curry returned to television with her [[PBS]] series, ''[[We'll Meet Again with Ann Curry|We'll Meet Again]]''. Developed by her own production company, the series focused on 12 stories of people searching for individuals who changed their lives.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://people.com/tv/ann-curry-reaction-matt-lauer-scandal/|title=Ann Curry on Her Reaction to the Matt Lauer Scandal: I Was 'Outraged'|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|last1=Coyne|first1=Kate|last2=Corinthios|first2=Aurelie|date=January 17, 2018|access-date=March 10, 2020|archive-date=December 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214154014/https://people.com/tv/ann-curry-reaction-matt-lauer-scandal/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ann-curry-tv-return-pbs-well-meet-again-reunions/|title=Ann Curry returns to TV with her PBS series, "We'll Meet Again"|work=[[CBS News]]|date=January 17, 2018|access-date=March 10, 2018|archive-date=January 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120052446/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ann-curry-tv-return-pbs-well-meet-again-reunions/|url-status=live}}</ref> She then appeared on ''[[The View (talk show)|The View]]'' as guest co-host on January 23, 2018, where she addressed the controversies surrounding her departure from ''Today''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/ann-curry-criticizes-megyn-kelly-jane-fonda-attack/|title=Former Today Anchor Ann Curry Says Megyn Kelly's Jane Fonda Clapback Was 'Not Journalism'|last=Corinthios|first=Aurelie|publisher=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=January 23, 2018|access-date=March 10, 2020|archive-date=May 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200502141939/https://people.com/tv/ann-curry-criticizes-megyn-kelly-jane-fonda-attack/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, Curry hosted [[TNT (American TV channel)|TNT]]/[[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]]'s ''Chasing the Cure'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/ann-curry-matt-lauer-no-button-in-her-office-harassment-today-show-view-joy-behar-1202267534/|title=Ann Curry Tells 'The View': "I Did Not Have A Button In My Office" At 'Today'|first=Lisa|last=de Moraes|date=January 23, 2018|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=January 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124193331/https://deadline.com/2018/01/ann-curry-matt-lauer-no-button-in-her-office-harassment-today-show-view-joy-behar-1202267534/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/08/08/what-to-watch-ann-curry-doctors-chasing-the-cure/|title=What to Watch on Thursday: Ann Curry, expert doctors are Chasing the Cure for medical mysteries|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=August 8, 2019|access-date=March 10, 2020|archive-date=April 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414162546/https://ew.com/tv/2019/08/08/what-to-watch-ann-curry-doctors-chasing-the-cure/|url-status=live}}</ref> also serving as executive producer.<ref name="2019-10-07-ABC">{{Citation

| date =October 7, 2019

| title =Award-winning Journalist Ann Curry on the worst advice she never took: 'I was told that women have no news judgment'

| publisher =[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]

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In 2018, the ''[[Washington Post]]'' reported that Curry had warned NBC<ref name="2020-09-10-USA Today"/> of sexual misconduct by [[Matt Lauer]] in 2012, after a staffer told her she'd been sexually harassed, but was worried about being fired if she reported it. Lauer was fired from NBC after new allegations of abusing staff in 2017.<ref name="2023-04-12-Variety">{{Citation

| date =April 12, 2023

| title =Ann Curry Warned NBC of Sex Harassment Claim Against Matt Lauer (Report)

| publisher =[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]

| url =https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/nbc-matt-lauer-tom-brokaw-1202789751/

| access-date =August 17, 2024

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}} Accessed Aug. 17, 2024</ref> When asked whether she felt informing NBC executives resulted in her 2012 firing from ''Today'', Curry stated "I think that many people have guessed why (I was replaced), but I’ve held myself back. I’ve asked people why, and I haven’t gotten a good answer." Concerning her reaction to the firing, she stated "it honestly hurts really deeply, because I really think I did nothing wrong. But in spite of the pain of it, which still lingers, I know that I contributed to some people suffering less."<ref name="2020-09-10-USA Today">{{Citation

| date =September 10, 2020

| title =Ann Curry says 'Today' departure 'still hurts' but has 'no regrets' on how she behaved

| publisher = [[USA Today]]

| url = https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/09/10/ann-curry-leaving-today-show-still-hurts-no-regrets/5768678002/

}} Accessed Aug. 17, 2024</ref>

She was awarded the Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022.<ref name="2022-04-05-Spokesman Review">{{Citation

| date =April 5, 2022

| title =Vanguard of women journalists Ann Curry to accept Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award at WSU

| publisher =Spokesman Review

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| access-date =August 17, 2024

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}} Accessed Aug. 17, 2024</ref> In 2024, she received the Damon Runyon Award from the [[Denver Press Club]].<ref>{{Citation

| date =April 30, 2024

| title =Award brings Ann Curry home to father's upbringing in Pueblo

| publisher =Denver Gazette

| url =https://denvergazette.com/arts-entertainment/award-brings-ann-curry-home-to-fathers-upbringing-in-pueblo/article_6edeb83a-0713-11ef-b930-f3e92bfd7f02.html

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==Career timeline==

* 1978–1980: [[KTVL]] reporter

* 1980–1984: [[KGW]] reporter and anchor

* 1984–1990: [[KCBS-TV|KCBS]] reporter

* 1990–2015: [[NBC News]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wktv.com/news/national/Ann_Curry_to_exit_NBC_News_after_a_quarter-century.html|title=WKTV News|work=wktv.com|access-date=February 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103005023/http://www.wktv.com/news/national/Ann_Curry_to_exit_NBC_News_after_a_quarter-century.html|archive-date=January 3, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

** 1990–1991: NBC News Chicago bureau correspondent

** 1991–1996: ''[[NBC News at Sunrise]]'' anchor

** 1993–1995; 1996–1999: ''[[NBC Nightly News]]'' rotating Sunday anchor

** 1996;1999; ''[[Weekend Today]]'' fill-in anchor

** 1994–1997: ''[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today]]'' substitute news anchor

** 1997–2011: ''Today'' news anchor and substitute anchor

** 2005–2007: ''[[Dateline NBC]]'' co-anchor

** 2005–2011: ''[[NBC Nightly News]]'' substitute anchor

** 2007–2008: [[Today with Hoda & Jenna|''Today'' 4th hour]] co-host (with [[Hoda Kotb]] and [[Natalie Morales (journalist)|Natalie Morales]])

** 2007–2011: ''Dateline NBC'' anchor

** 2011–2012: ''Today'' co-anchor

** 2012–2015:

*** ''Today'' anchor-at-large

*** NBC News national and international correspondent

*** NBC News special anchor

*2018–2019: [[PBS]]' ''[[We'll Meet Again with Ann Curry|We'll Meet Again]]'' docuseries

*2019: [[TNT (American TV channel)|TNT]] and [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]]' ''Chasing the Cure''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Strohm |first1=Emily |title=How Ann Curry's New Show Is Using Crowdsourcing to Crack Undiagnosed Medical Mysteries |url=https://people.com/tv/ann-curry-chasing-the-cure-exclusive/ |website=People |access-date=September 29, 2019 |date=September 5, 2019 |archive-date=September 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929203600/https://people.com/tv/ann-curry-chasing-the-cure-exclusive/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Personal life ==

Curry was raised Catholic by her mother, who was a convert to the religion.<ref name=GuidepostFindingFaith /> Curry is married to Brian Ross, a software executive, whom she met in college. They have a daughter, McKenzie, and a son, William Walker Curry Ross. The family has lived in [[New Canaan, Connecticut]] as of 2013.<ref name="New York Times">{{cite news |title=Waking Up on the Wrong Side of a Rating War |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/21/magazine/who-can-save-the-today-show.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 18, 2013 |archive-date=March 21, 2017 |access-date=February 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321000815/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/21/magazine/who-can-save-the-today-show.html? |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Charitable work==

* [[Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation]]<ref name="cause">{{cite news |first=Giacinta |last=Pace |title=Cause Celeb: Ann Curry |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna19334435 |work=NBC News |date=July 27, 2007 |access-date=July 28, 2007 |archive-date=November 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126075333/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna19334435 |url-status=live }}</ref>

* [[Susan G. Komen for the Cure|Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation]]<ref name="cause" />

* [[AmeriCares]]<ref name="cause" />

* [[Save the Children]]<ref name="cause" />

* [[Médecins Sans Frontières]]<ref name="cause" />

* [[Airline Ambassadors International]]<ref name="cause" />

* [[buildOn]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Afterschool|year=2011|publisher=Moffly Media|url=http://www.mofflymedia.com/Moffly-Publications/WhatsHappening/WH-Party-Pics-2011/After-School/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724192131/http://www.mofflymedia.com/Moffly-Publications/WhatsHappening/WH-Party-Pics-2011/After-School/|archive-date=July 24, 2011}}</ref>

==Awards and honors==

* [[Emmy Award]]s, presented for coverage of the 1987 Los Angeles earthquake and for reporting on the explosion of a [[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino]] gas pipeline<ref name=irishamericamag>{{cite journal|journal=Irish America |date=April–May 2005 |url=http://www.irishabroad.com/irishworld/irishamericamag/aprilmay05/features/television&radio.asp |title=Ann Curry: the Today show queen |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427071249/http://www.irishabroad.com/irishworld/irishamericamag/aprilmay05/features/television%26radio.asp |archive-date=April 27, 2006 |url-status=dead }} (archived 2006)</ref> and a third in 2007 for her reporting on ''NBC Nightly News'' about the [[Darfur]] crisis.<ref>{{cite news |first=Matea |last=Gold |title=PBS is star of news Emmy show |url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/emmys/env-et-newsemmywebsep25,0,4559127.story |website=Los Angeles Times |date=September 25, 2007 |access-date=September 25, 2007}}{{Dead link|date=June 2010}}</ref>

*Golden Mike<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rtna.org/|title=RTNA|work=rtna.org|access-date=February 28, 2017|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202193603/http://www.rtna.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> (four times),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reed.edu/news_center/press_releases/2005-2006/080905MediaOurLink.html|title=NBC Today Show anchor and Oregon native Ann Curry discusses her news career on November 5|first=Reed|last=College|work=reed.edu|access-date=February 28, 2017}}</ref> presented by Radio and Television News Association of Southern California

*Quinn Award, Los Angeles Press Club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lapressclub.org/socal/quinn_award/|title=Joseph M. Quinn Award for Lifetime Achievement|website=Los Angeles Press Club|access-date=January 24, 2018|archive-date=January 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125015745/http://lapressclub.org/socal/quinn_award/|url-status=live}}</ref>

*Certificate of Excellence, [[Associated Press]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.today.com/id/4515786/22880279|title=Ann Curry|work=today.com|date=March 12, 2004|access-date=February 28, 2017|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304224203/http://www.today.com/id/4515786/22880279|url-status=live}}</ref>

*[[Gracie Awards|Gracie Award]], presented by the Foundation of American Women in Radio and Television<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna11642946|title=Dateline wins Gracie Allen awards|date=March 2, 2006|work=[[NBC News]]|access-date=February 28, 2017|archive-date=November 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126134317/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna11642946|url-status=live}}</ref>

*Excellence in Reporting, presented by the [[NAACP]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.iwmf.org/ann-curry/|title=Ann Curry - International Women's Media Foundation|work=iwmf.org|access-date=February 28, 2017|archive-date=March 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308023536/https://www.iwmf.org/ann-curry/|url-status=live}}</ref>

*Vision Award, presented by the [[Asian American Journalists Association]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aaja.org/v3con-2014-honorees-annual-digital-media-conference-presented-by-aaja-los-angeles/|title=Asian American Journalists Association – V3con 2014 Honorees: Annual Digital Media Conference Presented by AAJA-Los Angeles|work=aaja.org|access-date=February 28, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510235223/http://www.aaja.org/v3con-2014-honorees-annual-digital-media-conference-presented-by-aaja-los-angeles/|archive-date=May 10, 2016}}</ref>

*Pioneer Award, presented by University of Oregon, 2003<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uonews.uoregon.edu/archive/news-release/2009/4/lynn-frohnmayer-receive-pioneer-award|title=Lynn Frohnmayer to receive Pioneer Award - Media Relations|work=uoregon.edu|date=April 30, 2009|access-date=February 28, 2017|archive-date=March 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306003733/https://uonews.uoregon.edu/archive/news-release/2009/4/lynn-frohnmayer-receive-pioneer-award|url-status=live}}</ref>

*Truth in Media Award, presented by the Centre for Responsible Leadership<ref>{{Cite press release|title=Responsible Leaders Summit to Honour Rabbi Arthur Schneier, Johnson & Johnson's Alex Gorsky, Statkraft's Christian Rynning-Tonnesen and Renowned Journalist Ann Curry with Leadership Awards|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/responsible-leaders-summit-to-honour-rabbi-arthur-schneier-johnson--johnsons-alex-gorsky-statkrafts-christian-rynning-tonnesen-and-renowned-journalist-ann-curry-with-leadership-awards-300836859.html|last=Leadership|first=Centre for Responsible|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en|access-date=May 1, 2020|archive-date=May 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512123038/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/responsible-leaders-summit-to-honour-rabbi-arthur-schneier-johnson--johnsons-alex-gorsky-statkrafts-christian-rynning-tonnesen-and-renowned-journalist-ann-curry-with-leadership-awards-300836859.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

* Hall of Achievement induction, University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication, 2002<ref name="UOregon" /><ref name=irishamericamag />

* Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service, presented by [[PNC Financial Services|PNC Bank]] for outstanding achievements in mass communications, 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/close-howard-curry-hansen-to-receive-29th-annual-common-wealth-awards-57106837.html|title=Close, Howard, Curry, Hansen to Receive 29th Annual Common Wealth Awards|first=Common Wealth|last=Awards|work=prnewswire.com|access-date=February 28, 2017|archive-date=July 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707155159/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/close-howard-curry-hansen-to-receive-29th-annual-common-wealth-awards-57106837.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

*Honorary Doctorate in Journalism from [[Southern Oregon University]] on May 6, 2010, after giving the commencement address<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newcanaan.dailyvoice.com/neighbors/happy-birthday-to-new-canaans-ann-curry/506272/|title=Happy Birthday To New Canaan's Ann Curry|work=dailyvoice.com|date=November 19, 2015 |access-date=February 28, 2017}}</ref>

*Curry received an honorary degree from [[Providence College]] in Providence, Rhode Island on May 16, 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2010/04/19/news_anchor_ann_curry_to_speak_at_pc_commencement/|title=News anchor Ann Curry to speak at PC commencement|newspaper=Boston.com |date=April 19, 2010|access-date=February 28, 2017|via=The Boston Globe}}</ref>

*Curry received an honorary doctorate from [[Wheaton College (Massachusetts)|Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts]], on May 22, 2010,<ref>{{cite web|title=Ann Curry offers words of wisdom|date=May 22, 2010|publisher=Wheaton College|url=http://wheatoncollege.edu/news/2010/05/22/commencement-2010/|access-date=May 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100526004105/http://wheatoncollege.edu/news/2010/05/22/commencement-2010/|archive-date=May 26, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> where she also delivered the keynote address to the graduating class. The address briefly gained national news attention as she cited several famous alumni in her speech, only one of whom had graduated from the college. All the other "alumni" had graduated from the [[Wheaton College (Illinois)|Wheaton College in Illinois]]. Curry later apologized for the gaffe.<ref>{{cite web|first=Brett Michael |last=Dykes |title=Ann Curry dispenses graduation advice to the wrong student body |date=May 2, 2010 |publisher=Yahoo! News |url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100525/ts_ynews/ynews_ts2234 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527141208/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100525/ts_ynews/ynews_ts2234 |archive-date=May 27, 2010 }}</ref>

*Ann Curry Scholarship for University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication Broadcasting Students, 2002<ref name="UOregon" />

* Member of the board of directors of the [[International Women's Media Foundation]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iwmf.org/staff.aspx |title=International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) |work=iwmf.org |access-date=February 28, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100804163048/http://www.iwmf.org/staff.aspx |archive-date=August 4, 2010 }}</ref>

* Former member of the [[board of Trustees of the University of Oregon|board of trustees of the University of Oregon]]<ref>{{cite web|title=The Board of Trustees of the University of Oregon|url=http://trustees.uoregon.edu/|publisher=UO|access-date=April 6, 2014|archive-date=March 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325113649/http://trustees.uoregon.edu/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Previous Trustees {{!}} UO Board of Trustees |url=https://trustees.uoregon.edu/previous-trustees |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=trustees.uoregon.edu |archive-date=April 19, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250419030128/https://trustees.uoregon.edu/previous-trustees |url-status=live }}</ref>

* Member of the board of the [[American Friends of Yahad-In Unum]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yahadinunum.org/american-friends-of-yahad-in-unum/|title=American Friends of Yahad-In Unum - Yahad-In Unum|work=yahadinunum.org|access-date=February 28, 2017|archive-date=February 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201235119/http://www.yahadinunum.org/american-friends-of-yahad-in-unum/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==See also==

* [[List of journalists in New York City]]

==References==

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