Watch: Ann Curry Announces Her Departure

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By Nads | Thursday, June 28, 2012 | 8:49 am | 15 Comments
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Ann Curry announced her The Today Show departure this morning (effective immediately) while holding back tears. I felt bad watching her on that couch. I bet Matt feels like a d*ck–as he should. The good news is that she’s still be part of the Today Show family, but with a new role. She will be the Today Anchor at Large and National and International Correspondant for NBC News.

With her new position she will “lead a new team covering stories spanning the globe. She’ll anchor prime-time specials and report for TODAY, Nightly News, Rock Center, Dateline and MSNBC, and will have a major presence across all digital properties.”

Sounds like she got a promotion, but NOOOOT really.

Here’s her announcement:

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

The Huffington Post tweeted something interesting…very sad but true:

About

Although comedy is her profession, Nadine has accomplished a lot in her young age. She is a national champion black belt, a world-class soccer player, and an avid snowboarder. She started playing soccer at the age of 4, and continued playing through college where she majored in Biology, but quickly realized her destiny was to tell jokes, not to wear a lab coat. So she decided to be funny while finishing her Bachelors Degree in biology and continued on to get her M.B.A. Nadine’s comedy style is much like her athleticism, fearless. She’s made her way up the comedy ladder very quickly, and has become a club favorite at many of the country’s top comedy clubs, including the Improv chain. Performing in the Boston Comedy Festival and being noted as the “one of the youngest and brightest up and comers” and traveling to the Middle East to entertain the troops are just a few of her notable accomplishments. These days Nadine splits time between the stage, a radio studio, her computer blogging, and a television studio. Nadine’s TV, Radio, Writing credits include: national commercials, talking head roles on E! Entertainment, Showtime’s Hot Tamales Live, The Skinny: Fat Free News, The Sunny Side of The Truth: Real World Hollywood, TVgasm, Zazreport, Daddy’s Girls, Jerseylicious, celebrity interviews on Mania TV, a weekly half-hour television show that syndicates to colleges across the country for National Lampoon and a nightly radio show on XM Satellite Radio.

15 Comments

  1. 1
    blueberryPancake
    Posted June 28, 2012 at 10:07 am

    I read elsewhere that she had 2 years and $20mil left on her contract it was take $10 mil and cut ties with asshats at nbc completely or keep the $20mil and be a “special correspondent”

    Gulr, I woulda take that money and RUN!

    the huff post is spot on.

  2. 2
    maryedith
    Posted June 28, 2012 at 10:57 am

    I don’t get the impression Lauer feels like a dick. He looks like he feels like the boss.

  3. 3
    Classy Drunk classy drunk
    Posted June 28, 2012 at 11:19 am

    I guess there’s a difference between leaving on your terms like Meredith and being “promoted/demoted” like Ann was. That will definitely change the temperament of the fair well.

  4. 4
    sarcasatire sarcasatire
    Posted June 28, 2012 at 11:22 am

    I feel bad for her. They let Matt call the shots and he shipped her right out. “You’re glib, Matt. You’re glib.”

  5. 5
    chaosbutterfly
    Posted June 28, 2012 at 11:32 am

    I love how she managed to slip in everything she has put herself through and done for the sake of these asshats. Poor dear.

  6. 6
    NotWithoutMyTV notwithoutmytv
    Posted June 28, 2012 at 12:18 pm

    I don’t know, this might be better for her. I read somewhere that she considers herself a journalist, and Today Show fluffy bullshit wasn’t always her favorite (although she seemed to tolerate it for 15 years, but that’s another story.)

    Trading yuks with Al Roker, or reporting on Syria? I know which one I’d pick.

    Morning new shows make me puke.

  7. 7
    Pat Ledoux
    Posted June 28, 2012 at 12:36 pm

    I thnk she’s great and this is a bunch of bullshit. She has been there, albeit in the background when Meredith was there, and I always enjoyed her, still do. She is a class act and I wish her the best

  8. 8
    zerocool
    Posted June 28, 2012 at 12:47 pm

    I think Conan could give her some advice, LOL.

  9. 9
    hot cawfee
    Posted June 28, 2012 at 12:52 pm

    @6 Not With— I agree—–when I was a young Cawfee and got fired from a high-paying job (I was 19 and making $300/week in the 1980′s) I was bummed. Then Auntie peg told me “Cawfee take it for luck–no where for you to go but up” And she was right.
    Ann Curry has a lot of class and has no where to go but up.

  10. 10
    Angela
    Posted June 28, 2012 at 2:16 pm

    I don’t think the show suited her as an anchor. She just seemed out of her element somehow. I could not stand when she was doing interviews on serious subjects and would change her tone of voice completely to some breathy faux-sincere thing. Annoying. Of course not as annoying as anything Al Roker does.

  11. 11
    Dear Crabby
    Posted June 28, 2012 at 2:27 pm

    They could have publicly humiliated me for just $5 mil – just a head’s up, NBC!

  12. 12
    NotWithoutMyTV notwithoutmytv
    Posted June 28, 2012 at 8:15 pm

    Hell, NBC could publicly humiliate me for a $20 Starbucks card.

  13. 13
    maryedith
    Posted June 28, 2012 at 8:52 pm

    Hahahahaha — still can’t see NWMTV with a latte, but I guess it must happen.

  14. 14
    Robin Robinez
    Posted June 30, 2012 at 10:41 pm

    “Hello, Good Morning, Good morning, Hello Good Morning”.

  15. 15
    Enrique's Mole
    Posted July 4, 2012 at 1:29 pm

    Ann Curry sucks as an “interviewer”. All she could do was cock her head to the side and feign compassion and interest. “So, how did feel having your daughter raped and murdered?” *concerned look* “And, now over to Al for the weather.”

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