Ann Curry on Her 19 Years at NBC News: ‘I Aspire to be Valuable’

Mediabistro.com contributor Diane Clehane chats up the Today show’s Ann Curry for today’s So What Do You Do? interview:

Did you want Katie Couric‘s job when she left?

I did think about that job. The one great thing about that job is you have the opportunity to interview newsmakers and have access to major stories. I would have been a fool to not want that job, but the thing about life is that sometimes not getting what you think you want has a silver lining. Had I gotten that job, I might never have been able to go to Darfur four times. I might never have gotten to do what some have said was a transformation hour on Iran and the interview with Ahmadinejad or gone to Congo and brought attention to the crimes against women there. That’s just the short list.

I think people are often disappointed by not getting exactly what they want. I think the secret is [to] keep your eyes open and not to blink, because you need to see that what is possible is something you may not be paying attention to.

• So What Do You Do, Ann Curry, News Anchor, The Today Show?

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