Uma Pemmaraju, a former Fox News anchor, dies aged 64

Uma Pemmaraju, a former Fox News anchor, dies aged 64; Megyn Kelly and others lament her passing

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Fox News Channel revealed Tuesday that former anchor Uma Pemmaraju had passed away

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Uma Pemmaraju was one of FOX News Channel's original anchors and was on the air the day we started.

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"We are extremely grieved by her passing," Fox CEO Suzanne Scott said in a statement

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"Uma was a warm, charming lady who had a tremendous amount of skill as a writer.

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She was most recognised for her generosity to everyone she worked with."

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Pemmaraju started working for Fox News in 1996, hosting the network's early programmes

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the reason of her death "was not immediately made public." She worked as an anchor for Boston'

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CBS affiliate station WBZ-TV before joining the cable news network in 1992

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David Wade, a reporter for WBZ-TV, described her death as "a tragic departure for WBZ."

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