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It looks like 'Today's Ann Curry was right to question whether she was 'good enough

It looks like 'Today's Ann Curry was right to question whether she was 'good enough

It was reported by the New York Times earlier this week that NBC's Today co-host Ann Curry, whose tenure at the morning program has been riddled with awwwkward, is on the outs. "Several weeks ago, network officials and Ms. Curry began to discuss a different job for her," the story said.

Curry has only been co-host for about a year. For several years before that, she was a newsreader. And it looks like she doesn't want to leave. But she questioned her role at the network after ABC's Good Morning AmericabeatToday's 16-year dominance in ratings back in April.

From an interview in the August issue (not yet on newsstands) of Ladies' Home Journal:

The Today show vs Good Morning America ratings war: "It's hard not to take it personally. You worry, Am I not good enough? Am I not what people need? Am I asking the right questions? When people say negative things or speculate, you can't help but feel hurt. I know NBC pays my salary but I have never doubted who I work for. I think about the people who watch. They're the ones who matter to me. I want to feel I haven't dropped the ball when it comes to them."

Where she sees herself in five, 10 years from now: "I've been at Today for 15 years and I'd love to make it to 20...

This isn't uncomfortable at all.

[LHJ, Romenesko]

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