It is said that Uma was previously married to Andrew Petkun. As a loving spouse, they also welcomed a sweet little baby girl and they adopted another. Dedicated to her husband, she was not rumored to be having any extra affairs when she was married with him. She is living single life these days as she has already dissolved her married life with him.
Though she was born in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India, Uma moved with her parents in United States at a young age and they finally settled in San Antonio, Texas. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Trinity University in 1980. She joined Fox News Channel at the end of 1996 and began hosting several shows there. As a news anchor, she worked in several news agencies like KTVT-11, WLVI and WBZ-TV. Her net worth is estimated to be around $4 million.