Founding Fox News Channel anchor Uma Pemmaraju, who was born in India and interviewed everyone raning from the Dalai Lama to Donald Trump in her long broadcasting career has died. She died at the age of 64.
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Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott eulogized Uma saying;
‘We are deeply saddened by the death of Uma Pemmaraju, who was one of Fox News Channel’s founding anchors and was on the air the day we launched.
‘Uma was an incredibly talented journalist as well as a warm and lovely person, best known for her kindness to everyone she worked with. We extend our heartfelt condolences to her entire family.’
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Circumstances leading to Uma’s death were not immediately revealed.
Uma was on air when Fox News launched on October 7, 1996 and at the time, she was one of the only Indian-American anchors to reach national prominence and first anchored ‘Fox News Now’ and ‘Fox On Trends’
She left the network but rejoined in 2003 as an anchor and substitute host.
Uma also hosted other programs on the cable network including Fox News Live and The Fox Report interviewing many high-profile newsmakers, including the Dalai Lama.
A very proud moment in her illustrious career took place in Baltimore when she won an Emmy Award for a report about the rescue of a child who nearly drowned.
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