Ann Curry is a journalist and former NBC News anchor and national and international correspondent.
Award-winning journalist Ann Curry has been selected as a 2024 Poynter Fellow at Yale. Ann has reported from conflicts around the world, including Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Darfur, Kosovo, Lebanon, and Israel. She contributed groundbreaking journalism on Climate Change when it was being denied, interviewing scientists and native peoples, documenting glacial melt in the Arctic, the Antarctic, and on Mount Kilimanjaro, as well as documenting the deepening drought in the American West. Ann is also known for her focused reporting from inside Iran, giving voice to its women, human rights activists, and young people. She also 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 about world events with PBS, and a medical series about the needs of the underinsured with Lionsgate.
Ann was given the Edward R. Murrow Lifetime Achievement in Journalism award in 2022. Among her numerous other awards are seven national news Emmys, the NAACP Excellence in Reporting award, Women in Communications’ Matrix award, as well as humanitarian awards 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.
