Ann Curry

Journalist

Ann Curry is an award-winning journalist. A former NBC Network news anchor and national and international correspondent, she has reported from conflicts in Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Darfur, Congo, the Central African Republic, Kosovo, Serbia, Lebanon, and Israel; on nuclear tensions from North Korea and Iran and from numerous humanitarian disasters, including the tsunamis in Southeast Asia and Japan, floods in Pakistan, and the massive 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

She contributed groundbreaking journalism on Climate Change when it was being denied, interviewing scientists and indigenous people documenting glacial melt in the Arctic, the Antarctic (where she spent time inside an expedition hut left by Shackleton) and on Mount Kilimanjaro, as well as documenting the deepening drought in the American West. She is also known for her focused reporting from inside Iran, amplifying the voices of women, human rights activists and young people, including Green Revolution activists. She first broke the news of Iran's interest in negotiating a nuclear agreement with the outside world.

Ann has also executed produced and reported a documentary series with PBS connecting people affected by world events, “We’ll Meet Again,” and a medical series with Lionsgate, connecting specialists worldwide with underinsured Americans named “Chasing the Cure.”

She was given the Edward R.Murrow Lifetime Achievement in Journalism award in 2022. She has seven national news Emmys for her reporting along with numerous Murrow, Gracie, National Headliner and Webby Awards. The NAACP has honored her an Excellence in Reporting award. Women in Communications has awarded her a Matrix.

Ann has also been given numerous humanitarian awards, including from Refugees International, Americares, Save the Children, and the Muhammad Ali Center. The Simon Wiesenthal Center, awarded her a Medal of Valor, for her dedication to reporting about genocide.

Ann is a Poynter Fellow on Journalism at Yale University, and is a former Sine Fellow at American University. She also volunteers for humanitarian organizations, is a UNHCR High Profile Supporter, and contributes to documentaries, and is writing a memoir.