Uma Pemmaraju
Uma Pemmaraju | |
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.jpg) Pemmaraju in 1982 | |
| Born | 31 March 1958 Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Died | 8 August 2022 (aged 64) Ossining, New York, United States |
| Alma mater | Trinity University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, news anchor |
| Employer | Fox Entertainment Group |
| Children | Kirina (daughter) |
| Awards | Best News Anchor Team, Boston (magazine)[1] |
Uma Devi Pemmaraju (31 March 1958 – 8 August 2022)San Antonio, Texas, was a host/anchor of "America's News Headquarters w/Uma Pemmaraju" for the Fox News in New York. She also reported for Bloomberg News.
Early life
Pemmaraju was born in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India, and grew up in San Antonio, Texas, United States. She graduated from Trinity University in Texas with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science.
Career
Pemmaraju's early television career started in her home state of Texas at
KENS-TV and the San Antonio Express-News newspaper as a producer and reporter while keeping a full-time load in college at Trinity University. She also served as the editor of her college newspaper. She next moved to KTVT-11 in Dallas, as a news anchor and correspondent and then to WMAR-TV in Baltimore where she won an Emmy.[3] From Baltimore, she went to WLVI and WBZ-TV in Boston where she was a correspondent and a tipster/producer for WBZ's Evening Magazine.[citation needed
]
Pemmaraju was part of the original
Women in Communications. She also attended American University studying international relations for one year as part of an exchange program with Trinity.[4]
Death
Pemmaraju died on 8 August 2022, at her home in Ossining, New York.[5] A cause of death was not released.
References
- ^ "Best of Boston 1994 BEST TV, Anchor Team". bostonmagazine.com. Boston Magazine. January 1994. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ "One Ethnicity and Raised in Another: Uma Pemmaraju's Married Life with Millionaire Husband". LiveRampup.com. LiveRampup. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ Robinson, John (11 February 1993). "The inside story on Uma Pemmaraju's latest career move". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017.
- ^ "Uma Pemmaraju (biography)". Fox News. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- ^ @davidwade (8 August 2022). "Another sad passing for WBZ. Former Channel 4 anchor and reporter Uma Pemmaraju has passed away. After leaving…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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