Boyd to interview Curry

By Juliette Coulter

Texas Women’s Foundation (TXWF) has announced the keynote speaker for its 39th Annual Luncheon — Ann Curry — an EMMY-Award-winning journalist known for her national and international reporting. This year’s event will take place on November 1 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Omni Dallas Hotel (555 S. Lamar St., Dallas, 75202). The luncheon theme is “Catalysts for Change,” recognizing the role the Foundation’s community of donors, grantees, advocates and volunteers play in its ability to achieve its mission of building #StrongWomenBetterWorld through research, advocacy, grantmaking and programs. Curry will be interviewed by Krys Boyd, host and managing editor of Think, a national talk radio program produced by KERA. 

Curry is an EMMY Award-winning journalist with more than 40 years of experience. She was at NBC News from 1999-2015 where she anchored and reported for all its broadcasts including “Sunrise,” “Today” and “Dateline NBC.” She served as executive producer and reporter for PBS’ “We’ll Meet Again” and host of TNT/TBS “Chasing the Cure.” Curry has engaged in groundbreaking journalism on climate change and has reported from war zones and natural disasters. She has also reported from inside Iran to give voice to its women. Her interviews have often been exclusive and news breaking, from international leaders to U.S. presidents and noteworthy celebrities. She has won numerous awards for journalism, including seven national news EMMYs and many Edward R. Murrow awards, Gracie Allen Awards and National Headliner Awards, as well as philanthropic awards. A graduate of the University of Oregon, Curry worked as an intern and became the first female reporter at KTVL in Medford, Oregon. 

Boyd hosts Think, an award-winning national, talk radio program produced by KERA, North Texas’ PBS and NPR member station. To date, the national program can be heard on more than 200 stations across the country.

Visit txwfluncheon.org for more details.