Indra Petersons | |
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| Born | Indra Valija Petersons June 22, 1980 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Arizona (B.S.) |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Known for | Television meteorologist |
| Spouse | |
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.
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]
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]
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]