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Originally from [[India]], Pemmaraju moved to [[Texas]] with her family when she was six years old, from the Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. She and her two brothers were raised by her parents with a strong sense of their Indian heritage, while embracing their new American identities. |
Originally from [[India]], Pemmaraju moved to [[Texas]] with her family when she was six years old, from the Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. She and her two brothers were raised by her parents with a strong sense of their Indian heritage, while embracing their new American identities. |
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Pemmaraju received her [[Bachelor's degree]] in [[Political Science]] from [[Trinity University]] in Texas. She has won multiple local [[Emmy award]]s over the course of her career in local news, both in [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]] and around the Northeastern United States. |
Pemmaraju received her [[Bachelor's degree]] in [[Political Science]] from [[Trinity University]] in Texas. She has won multiple local [[Emmy award]]s over the course of her career in local news, both in [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]] and around the Northeastern United States. After having worked as an anchorwoman at Boston station [[WBZ-TV]], Miss Pemmaraju signed on in 1996 as a charter member of the Fox News Channel on-air team. Uma worked as an anchorwoman, host of special programming, and news reader during her first three-year stint at FNC, from 1996-99. She returned to Fox News in May of 2003. |
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Pemmaraju is a [[Vegetarianism|vegetarian]]. |
Pemmaraju is a [[Vegetarianism|vegetarian]]. |
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Revision as of 17:19, 2 April 2006
Uma Pemmaraju is a top- and bottom-of-the-hour news reader on Fox News Channel. She previously held a similar position with CNN Headline News.
Originally from India, Pemmaraju moved to Texas with her family when she was six years old, from the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. She and her two brothers were raised by her parents with a strong sense of their Indian heritage, while embracing their new American identities.
Pemmaraju received her Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Trinity University in Texas. She has won multiple local Emmy awards over the course of her career in local news, both in Dallas and around the Northeastern United States. After having worked as an anchorwoman at Boston station WBZ-TV, Miss Pemmaraju signed on in 1996 as a charter member of the Fox News Channel on-air team. Uma worked as an anchorwoman, host of special programming, and news reader during her first three-year stint at FNC, from 1996-99. She returned to Fox News in May of 2003.
Pemmaraju is a vegetarian.
Her family's spiritual advisor was Swami Satchidananda, who became well known serving as the opening speaker at the 1969 Woodstock Festival.
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