Indra Petersons

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Indra Petersons
Born
Indra Valija Petersons

(1980-06-22) June 22, 1980 (age 43)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Arizona (B.S.)
Years active2002–present
Known forTelevision meteorologist
Spouse
(m. 2013)

Indra Valija Petersons (born June 22, 1980) is an American meteorologist. She formerly worked as the weather anchor for CNN's early morning program "New Day". She is also formerly a meteorologist for KABC-TV in Los Angeles, where she was born and raised. She is currently a meteorologist at NBC News.

Early life and education

Petersons was born Indra Valija Petersons on June 22, 1980, in Los Angeles, California,.[1] Her father is Dr. Viesturs T. Petersons, a neurosurgeon, and mother Silvija Petersons (née Ducis).[1][2] She has two older sisters, Astra and Brita.[3] She is of Latvian descent.[4] Her first language is Latvian, and she is fluent in English.[4]

Petersons is a 1998 graduate of La Cañada High School in La Cañada Flintridge, California.[3] She then went on to graduate from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Science degree in Atmospheric Physics in 2002, also minoring in business, math and physics.[5]

Career

In 2002, Petersons got her start as a

Certified Broadcast Meteorologist certificate.[3] She currently[when?] works for NBC News.[citation needed
]

Personal life

Petersons married Jake Wood of Bettendorf, Iowa, a former United States Marine Corps Scout Sniper and co-founder of Team Rubicon, on August 10, 2013.[2][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Indra Valija Petersons, Born 06/22/1980 in California". California Birth Index. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Staff(s) (April 25, 2013). "Petersons-Wood: Engagement". Quad-City Times. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c Longoria, Ruth (April 17, 2008). "Fascination leads to career". La Cañada Valley Sun. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c Staff(s) (May 15, 2014). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Indra Petersons". CNN. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Indra Petersons". Linkedin. Retrieved July 31, 2014.

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