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== Early life and education == |
== Early life and education == |
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Was born to mother Margie<ref> |
Was born to mother Margie<ref>{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|390152067}} |last1=Browne |first1=J. Zamgba |title=Harlem launches National Sports & Entertainment Hall of Fame |newspaper=New York Amsterdam News |date=27 September 2001 |page=19 }}</ref> and father [[Tito Puente]], a musician, songwriter and record producer.<ref name=":0" /> She is the sister of musician Tito Puente, Jr..<ref name=":0">{{cite journal |id={{ProQuest|219184129}} |last1=Flamm |first1=Matthew |title=Audrey Puente: Weather bellwether |journal=Crain's New York Business |volume=23 |issue=9 |date=26 February 2007 |pages=29 }}</ref> |
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She studied speech communication at [[Syracuse University]] and served an apprenticeship at [[Hunter College]].<ref name=":0" /> She received her [[M.S.|Masters of Science]] in [[Geosciences]] with an emphasis on [[meteorology]] from [[Mississippi State University]]. |
She studied speech communication at [[Syracuse University]] and served an apprenticeship at [[Hunter College]].<ref name=":0" /> She received her [[M.S.|Masters of Science]] in [[Geosciences]] with an emphasis on [[meteorology]] from [[Mississippi State University]]. |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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Puente is a news celebrity, meteorologist, and emcee, who works from New York City.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Estefan, Miguel, Win Latin Awards |url=https://apnews.com/article/13f460b84063c3eb7e436e80e697ba5b |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref><ref> |
Puente is a news celebrity, meteorologist, and emcee, who works from New York City.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Estefan, Miguel, Win Latin Awards |url=https://apnews.com/article/13f460b84063c3eb7e436e80e697ba5b |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|1792393548}} |last1=Mitchell |first1=Yvonne Delaney |title=The Cosmopolitan Review |newspaper=New York Amsterdam News |date=12 May 2016 |page=8 }}</ref> |
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Puente succeeded [[WWOR-TV]] veteran meteorologist [[Storm Field]] in January 2007 as the station's main meteorologist<ref name=":0" />, and served in that capacity until WWOR cancelled the evening newscast in July 2013. She has been the weekend meteorologist at [[WNYW]] since late 2012, and the main fill-in meteorologist for the channel. |
Puente succeeded [[WWOR-TV]] veteran meteorologist [[Storm Field]] in January 2007 as the station's main meteorologist<ref name=":0" />, and served in that capacity until WWOR cancelled the evening newscast in July 2013. She has been the weekend meteorologist at [[WNYW]] since late 2012, and the main fill-in meteorologist for the channel. |
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She previously provided weather forecasts for [[WCBS-TV]]'s ''Channel 2 News This Morning'' and ''CBS 2 News at Noon''.<ref name=":0" /> On January 1, 2007 WCBS hired John Elliott to take her position. Before WCBS she worked as the weekend morning meteorologist for [[WNBC]] since 1999.<ref> |
She previously provided weather forecasts for [[WCBS-TV]]'s ''Channel 2 News This Morning'' and ''CBS 2 News at Noon''.<ref name=":0" /> On January 1, 2007 WCBS hired John Elliott to take her position. Before WCBS she worked as the weekend morning meteorologist for [[WNBC]] since 1999.<ref>{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|305827091}} |last1=Huff |first1=Richard |last2=Petrozello |first2=Donna |title=Inner tube |newspaper=New York Daily News |date=12 September 2003 |page=130 }}</ref> In the mid-1990s, she was a meteorologist at [[WJCL (TV)|WJCL]] and [[WTGS]] television in [[Savannah, Georgia]], and [[WAPT]] in [[Jackson, Mississippi]]. She also periodically filled in for [[Dave Price]] on CBS's [[The Early Show]]. |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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Audrey Puente | |
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| Born | March 3, 1970 |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University |
| Occupation | television meteorologist |
| Spouse |
Jay Thompson (m. 2004) |
| Children | 3 |
| Family | Tito Puente (father) Tito Jr. (brother) |
Audrey Puente (born March 3, 1970) is an Emmy Award winning[citation needed] American meteorologist. She brings the weather for the weekend news at 6 and 10 p.m. on WNYW in New York City. She also fills in on Good Day New York.
Early life and education
Was born to mother Margie[1] and father Tito Puente, a musician, songwriter and record producer.[2] She is the sister of musician Tito Puente, Jr..[2]
She studied speech communication at Syracuse University and served an apprenticeship at Hunter College.[2] She received her Masters of Science in Geosciences with an emphasis on meteorology from Mississippi State University.
Career
Puente is a news celebrity, meteorologist, and emcee, who works from New York City.[3][4]
Puente succeeded WWOR-TV veteran meteorologist Storm Field in January 2007 as the station's main meteorologist[2], and served in that capacity until WWOR cancelled the evening newscast in July 2013. She has been the weekend meteorologist at WNYW since late 2012, and the main fill-in meteorologist for the channel.
She previously provided weather forecasts for WCBS-TV's Channel 2 News This Morning and CBS 2 News at Noon.[2] On January 1, 2007 WCBS hired John Elliott to take her position. Before WCBS she worked as the weekend morning meteorologist for WNBC since 1999.[5] In the mid-1990s, she was a meteorologist at WJCL and WTGS television in Savannah, Georgia, and WAPT in Jackson, Mississippi. She also periodically filled in for Dave Price on CBS's The Early Show.
Personal life
In September 2000, Puente accepted at the inaugural Latin Grammy Award ceremony in Los Angeles on behalf of her father, who had died in June the same year.[3]
Puente has been married to Jay Thompson since September 18, 2004.[6] She has three children.[7]
References
- ^ Browne, J. Zamgba (27 September 2001). "Harlem launches National Sports & Entertainment Hall of Fame". New York Amsterdam News. p. 19. ProQuest 390152067.
- ^ a b c d e Flamm, Matthew (26 February 2007). "Audrey Puente: Weather bellwether". Crain's New York Business. 23 (9): 29. ProQuest 219184129.
- ^ a b "Estefan, Miguel, Win Latin Awards". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
- ^ Mitchell, Yvonne Delaney (12 May 2016). "The Cosmopolitan Review". New York Amsterdam News. p. 8. ProQuest 1792393548.
- ^ Huff, Richard; Petrozello, Donna (12 September 2003). "Inner tube". New York Daily News. p. 130. ProQuest 305827091.
- ^ "New York Wedding Guide - The Wedding Album Spring 2005 - Real New York Weddings". New York (magazine). 2004-09-18. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
- ^ My 9 Meterologist Audrey Puente Welcomes Daughter Lola Jaye Archived February 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine from Celebrityparentsmag.com August 2010
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- Living people
- American people of Puerto Rican descent
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- Television anchors from New York City
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- Syracuse University alumni
- Weather presenters
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- Hunter College alumni