Indra Petersons
Born
Indra Valija Petersons

(1980-06-22) June 22, 1980
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materUniversity 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.

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 works for NBC News.

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]

References

  1. 1 2 "Indra Valija Petersons, Born 06/22/1980 in California". California Birth Index. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Staff(s) (April 25, 2013). "Petersons-Wood: Engagement". Quad-City Times. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 Longoria, Ruth (April 17, 2008). "Fascination leads to career". La Cañada Valley Sun. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 Staff(s) (May 15, 2014). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Indra Petersons". CNN. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Indra Petersons". Linkedin. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
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