Natasha Curry is the former anchor for HLN's ''Weekend Express with Natasha Curry''. She also served as a replacement on the same network, when necessary, for Robin Meade on ''

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''. She joined the network, then known as

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, in December 2008.

Personal

Curry received a bachelor's degree in biology from

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. She has studied at the Sichuan Union University in China and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at

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. In 1998, Curry finished in the Top 10 in the Miss USA 1998 Pageant representing the state of Washington. Curry served as a judge for the

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Career

Prior to joining CNN in 2008, Curry was a morning anchor at

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and co-host of Northwest Afternoon in

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. She was also anchored newscasts for WLTX-TV in

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. While in the palmetto state, Curry also produced the popular Midlands segment Restaurant Report Card and covered the passing of Senator Strom Thurmond. And the Space Shuttle Columbia Tragedy (STS-107). She also reported on a number of controversial issues, including protests over the

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being flown on State House grounds

Curry also worked as an anchor and reporter at KYMA-TV in

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Filmography

References

External links

Brief bio from CNN website
* Living people 1976 births American beauty pageant winners American television reporters and correspondents Miss Washington USA winners Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication alumni CNN people People from Puyallup, Washington Pacific Lutheran University alumni {{US-journalist-1970s-stub