Look To The Stars News: Ann Curry

Ann Curry Helps School Building Efforts In Nepal

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +0000

buildOn, an international non-profit, has partnered with TODAY co-host Ann Curry to raise awareness of the organization’s school building efforts in developing nations and to help construct a school in rural Nepal, one of the poorest countries in the world, through Twitter.

In a message to her followers Curry tweeted, “LOVE this: 6 dollars helps build schools all over the world AND helps young Americans rise to greatness: http://bit.ly/rG5aUw”

Twitter users can participate in a retweet contest to help Ann Curry spread the word about buildOn’s “Every Six Days” initiative. The Twitter user who receives the most retweets by December 15th will win a VIP behind the scenes tour of the TODAY Show and the opportunity to meet Ann Curry.

Ann Curry Interviews Big Bird For Charity Campaign

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:00:00 +0000

Ann Curry, co-anchor of NBC News’ TODAY, America’s number one morning news program; Brian Williams, anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, America’s leading evening newscast; and everyone’s favorite feathered friend, Big Bird, star in 24-hour preschool television channel Sprout’s first PSA created for “Kindness Counts,” the network’s new multiplatform, prosocial initiative designed support the development of empathy in preschoolers.

Two additional PSAs starring everyone’s favorite purple dinosaur Barney and Nina and Star from Sprout’s popular The Good Night ShowTM will debut on Sprout in September. All of the spots in the campaign also feature preschoolers demonstrating real acts of kindness. The “Kindness Counts” PSAs will be aired nationally on Sprout and other channels and featured online at SproutOnline.com.

In addition to this series of PSAs, the “Kindness Counts” campaign will also include digital and social media components, programming tie-ins and local extensions – all directed to parents and caregivers of preschoolers – with the ultimate goal of logging one million acts of kindness reported to Sprout from families all across the country. Families will be encouraged to visit the “Kindness Counts” microsite at SproutOnline.com to add their child’s act of kindness to the Kindness Counter. Various acts of kindness sent in from Sprout families nationwide will be highlighted regularly on the air during Sprout’s daily live morning show, The Sunny Side Up Show. Parents will also be able to find articles and expert advice on the value and importance of developing empathy in young children, printable materials that daycare providers or families can use at home or in school to track their own small acts of kindness, and links to games and activities at SproutOnline.com that celebrate the spirit of kindness.

George Clooney To Talk About Sudan Trip With Ann Curry

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 15:00:00 +0000

George Clooney joined NBC anchor Ann Curry for a special tour of southern Sudan last week, and the pair will appear on NBC’s Today on Tuesday, October 12, to discuss their trip.

In three months, on January 9, the people of Southern Sudan will vote on whether to secede from the rest of the country. A civil war between Northern and Southern Sudan ended in 2005 after two decades of fighting, and an estimated two million people lost their lives. The vote could lead to another deadly war and genocide. Clooney asked Curry, “If you knew a tsunami, or Katrina or a Haiti earthquake was coming, what would you do to save people?”

Curry conducted a series of interviews with Clooney as they traveled along the border of Northern and Southern Sudan. The trip marks the second time they traveled together to the region. In February 2009 they made the journey to Chad to report on the violence and ethnic cleansing taking place in Darfur. Clooney is a longtime outspoken Darfur activist, and Curry has traveled to and reported from the region for NBC News six times.

Matt Damon Honored By Save The Children For Charity Work

Mon, 24 May 2010 15:30:00 +0000

Actor Matt Damon received Save the Children’s Leadership Award at the annual Celebration of Hope event in Greenwich on Friday, May 21.

Damon was honored for his steadfast commitment to mothers and children in the poorest regions of the world. The benefit, which raised funds for Save the Children’s newborn and child survival programs, was hosted by Ann Curry, NBC’s Today Show and Dateline anchor. Other NBC attendees included Brian Williams, Meredith Vieira, Kathie Lee Gifford, Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager.

“I have bumped into Save the Children staff members around the world and think they are some of the most incredible people I have ever met,” said Damon. “They are professional and passionate about protecting children in some of the most difficult and impoverished places.”

Couric Cuts Curry

Thu, 02 Mar 2006 14:20:51 +0000

Katie Couric trimmed off 10 inches of Ann Curry’s hair for Locks Of Love on the “Today Show”.

Ann Curry and her daughter, Mac, had let their hair grow for a year in order to donate it to the charity for use in children’s hairpieces.