For millions of Americans, NBC News journalist Ann Curry was a quintessential part of their daily morning routine.
Beginning at 7 a.m., Curry, 68, would serve as news anchor at Today, holding the gig from 1997 to 2011 until she was promoted to coanchor following Meredith Vieira’s exit.
After barely a year cohosting Today alongside Matt Lauer, Curry left the NBC morning show in 2012. While her exit caused much chatter in the press, the journalist chose not to publicly discuss the departure until many years later.
“During those darkest days, one by one, these wonderful women reached out,” Curry told People in 2018. “Jane Pauley, Connie Chung, Paula Zahn, Deborah Norville, they took me to lunch, one by one. Meredith wanted dinner. Oprah [Winfrey] called. They all gave me words of wisdom and comfort. All these years later it still resonates — these kindnesses.”
Despite leaving Today, Curry stayed with NBC News before announcing her exit from the network in January 2015.
At the time, she told fans that she was founding a NBCUniversal-funded media startup with a focus on original reporting and curation of content on the national and global scale.
“In today’s world of fragmented media, this is the time to seize the opportunity to improve the way we distribute and even tell stories,” she shared in her announcement at the time. “I want to expand my drive to give voice to the voiceless to emerging platforms and produce both scripted and non-scripted content, in addition to continuing to report on-air about stories that matter.”
The move was met with support from those close to Curry, who admired her desire to focus on stories around the world that often don’t receive the coverage they undeniably deserve.
“She was nominated for five Emmys and did well-received segments on climate change, reported on the Central African Republic and interviewed the President of Iran,” a source told Us at the time. “NBC could have used her more but she’s been busy. This new venture is a great use of Ann’s talents.”
The mother of two made her return to TV in 2018 with the PBS docuseries We’ll Meet Again. The show captured dramatic reunions of people whose lives crossed at pivotal moments.
Since leaving NBC News, Curry has been less active on social media. Her last post on X was a photo of when she met Alexei Navalny’s widow, Yulia Navalnaya, in November 2024.
Before that, she shared a selfie from a polling station in November 2022, confirming she voted in the election.
Instagram and Facebook provide a little more access into her private life, as she appears to remain in New York City. In February, she shared a video of her dog enjoying the snow. One month earlier, she documented a disco ball at an establishment in Brooklyn, New York.
One thing she hasn’t stopped doing is exploring the world. To end 2024, Curry made a trip to Antarctica. In between admiring penguins and islands, Curry’s journalism background came out when she documented the changes in icebergs.
“It is summer in Antarctica, but the science remains overwhelming, that humans are causing the melt to accelerate,” she wrote via Facebook in December 2024. “That means we can slow it down.”
With each and every post, Curry is inundated with supportive messages from longtime viewers.
“Miss you on TV being one of the few soft spoken classy, caring kind hearted and intelligent voices,” one user wrote via Facebook. “Something you did not see often and specially today with all the madness.”
Another follower via Instagram wrote, “You popped up in my Facebook memories, your interview with the Dalai Lama so looked you up. Hope you’re doing well. You are a fantastic journalist. Miss you ❤️.”
