Indra Petersons

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Indra Petersons
Born
Indra Valija Petersons

(1980-06-22) June 22, 1980 (age 44)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater University of Arizona (B.S.)
Years active2002–present
Known forTelevision meteorologist
Spouse
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(m. 2013)​

Indra Valija Petersons (born June 22, 1980) is an American meteorologist. She formerly worked as the weather anchor for CNN's early morning program "New Day". She is also formerly a meteorologist for KABC-TV in Los Angeles, where she was born and raised. She is currently a meteorologist at NBC News.

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Early life and education

Petersons was born Indra Valija Petersons on June 22, 1980, in Los Angeles, California,. [1] Her father is Dr. Viesturs T. Petersons, a neurosurgeon, and mother Silvija Petersons (née Ducis). [1] [2] She has two older sisters, Astra and Brita. [3] She is of Latvian descent. [4] Her first language is Latvian, and she is fluent in English. [4]

Petersons is a 1998 graduate of La Cañada High School in La Cañada Flintridge, California. [3] She then went on to graduate from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Science degree in Atmospheric Physics in 2002, also minoring in business, math and physics. [5]

Career

In 2002, Petersons got her start as a meteorologist for KVIA in El Paso, Texas. [5] The same year she went on to KEYT in Santa Barbara, California. [5] In 2003, she became a meteorologist and weather producer and she did reporting on environmental and general assignment issues at KABC in Los Angeles, California. [5] She held the position until she left for CNN's New Day show in 2013, where she did weather segments for CNN Newsroom . [5] She holds an American Meteorological Society Certified Broadcast Meteorologist certificate. [3] She currently[ when? ] works for NBC News.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

Petersons married Jake Wood of Bettendorf, Iowa, a former United States Marine Corps Scout Sniper and co-founder of Team Rubicon, on August 10, 2013. [2] [4]

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