Curry moved on to Portland, where she worked as a reporter and anchor before moving again to Los Angeles to work at KCBS-TV, where between 1984 to 1990, she won two Emmy Awards.
Curry dedicated much of her time at the podium to sharing stories of reporting from sites of human and natural disasters.
She recounted an experience in Darfur when she was overcome by a sense of shame upon taking a photograph of a boy in rags whose trauma was visible in his eyes.
Provost, Executive Vice President and WSU Pullman Chancellor Elizabeth Chilton highlighted the critical role journalists play in the health and function of free societies and gave audiences perspective on the award’s namesake, Edward R.
The talk, “Land as Sacred Text: How Climate Change Will Impact Indigenous Spirituality,” will take place at 3 p.m.
The lecture will also be livestreamed via Zoom.