Umma Pemmaraju, who joined Fox News as one of their first anchors when the channel first went live in 1996, died at 64. No cause of death has been released so far.

Born in India before moving to San Antonio, Pemmaraju worked at various regional stations. Early in her career, she worked at the San Antonio Express News. She had stints in Dallas, Baltimore and Boston, even winning Boston’s Best Anchor by Boston Magazine in 1996 and 1997, according to Deadline. 

For the 90s, Pemmaraju was one of the few Indian American anchors hosting national primetime shows. During her time at Fox, she hosted two shows: Fox News Now and Fox On Trends. 

“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.” the CEO of Fox News, Suzanne Scott said in a statement. 

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During her time at Fox News, she interviewed several high profile people in the United States including the likes of televangelist Joel Osteen,  astronaut Buzz Aldrin, then-real estate mogul Donald Trump, actress Whoopi Goldberg, singer-songwriter Carly Simon and politician Sarah Palin. 

The new anchor of WBZ-TV, David Wade, who had worked with Pemmaraju while she worked for the Boston-based channel was told by her family that she was a “noble soul and pioneer,” according to Fox News. 

Throughout her career, Pemaraju won many awards, including several Emmy’s for her outstanding investigative journalism as a reporter. She was named by Spotlight Magazine as  “20 Intriguing Women of 1998,” has received the Texas AP Award, has been given the  Woman of Achievement Award from the Big Sisters Organization of America as well as the Matrix Award from Women in Communications.