1. Uma Devi Pemmaraju was an Indian-American journalist and television anchor.
10 Facts About Uma Pemmaraju
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Uma Pemmaraju was one of the original hosts on the Fox News cable network at their 1996 premiere.
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Uma Pemmaraju graduated from Trinity University in Texas with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science.
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Uma Pemmaraju served as the editor of her college newspaper.
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Uma Pemmaraju next moved to KTVT-TV in Fort Worth, as a news anchor and correspondent and then to WMAR-TV in Baltimore where she won an Emmy.
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Uma Pemmaraju was part of the original Fox News team when the network launched in October 1996.
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Uma Pemmaraju has hosted many different news shows on the network and has hosted a number of specials.
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Uma Pemmaraju has interviewed high-profile newsmakers from the Dalai Lama to astronaut Buzz Aldrin, Joel Osteen, Carly Simon, Donald Trump, Whoopi Goldberg, Sarah Palin, along with a host of senators and congressional leaders from DC In addition to being coined as "Boston's Best Anchor" in 1996 and 1997 by Boston magazine, Pemmaraju has received numerous Emmy awards for her reporting and investigative journalism.
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Uma Pemmaraju attended American University studying international relations for one year as part of an exchange program with Trinity.
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Uma Pemmaraju died on 8 August 2022, at her home in Ossining, New York.