Audrey Puente
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| Audrey Puente | ||
|---|---|---|
| Born | New York City, New York, United States | |
| Family | daughter Santana, son Mateo Jay | |
| Spouse | Jay Thompson | |
| Ethnicity | Puerto Rican-American | |
| Notable credit(s) | meteoroligist for (WWOR-TV) | |
Audrey Puente (born March 3, 1970) is a meteorologist for WWOR-TV in New York City. She is the daughter of legendary Latin percussionist Tito Puente and the sister of musician Tito Puente, Jr.. Puente succeeded WWOR veteran meteorologist Storm Field in January 2007 as the station's main meteorologist.
She previously provided weather forecasts for WCBS's Channel 2 News This Morning and CBS 2 News at Noon. 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. In the mid 1990s, she was a meteorologist at WJCL and WTGS television in Savannah, Georgia. She also periodically fills in for Dave Price on CBS's The Early Show whenever he is out.
Puente has been married to Jay Thompson since September 18, 2004.[1]She has two children, a daughter names Sanatana, and a son, Mateo Jay, who was born on June 8, 2007.[2] Puente returned to WWOR on July 23, 2007.
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