Audrey Puente (born March 3, 1970) is an 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.
What was Audrey Puente’s early life and education like?
She was born to parents Margie and Tito Puente, with her father being a renowned musician, songwriter, and record producer. Her brother is also into music – Tito Puente Jr. She pursued her education in speech communication at Syracuse University and later apprenticed at Hunter College. Furthering her knowledge, she earned a Masters of Science degree in Geosciences from Mississippi State University, specializing in meteorology.
What is Audrey Puente’s career?
Puente is a renowned news celebrity, meteorologist, and emcee based in New York City. She took over from veteran WWOR-TV meteorologist Storm Field in January 2007 and served as the station’s main meteorologist until the cancellation of the evening newscast in July 2013. Since late 2012, she has been serving as the weekend meteorologist at WNYW and as the channel’s primary substitute meteorologist.
In 2016, Puente co-hosted a lifestyle show with news anchor Dari Alexander on WNYW titled The D&A Show. Prior to this, she had provided weather forecasts for WCBS-TV’s Channel 2 News This Morning and CBS 2 News at Noon. Following her departure on January 1, 2007, John Elliott was hired as her replacement at WCBS.
Before joining WCBS, Puente worked as a weekend morning meteorologist for WNBC from 1999. In the mid-1990s, she served as a meteorologist at WJCL and WTGS television in Savannah, Georgia, and WAPT in Jackson, Mississippi. Additionally, she occasionally covered for Dave Price on CBS’s The Early Show.
What is known about Audrey Puente’s personal life?
Puente was honored to accept an award on her late father’s behalf at the first-ever Latin Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles in September 2000. Her father had passed away earlier that year, in June. Puente tied the knot with Jay Thompson on September 18, 2004 and they have been happily married since then. They are parents to three children.
What additional information can be found about Audrey Puente?
According to Michael Starr in a New York Post article dated April 7, 2017, a beloved NYC weather personality cherishes her morning meals in bed with her children. Meanwhile, Josephine Powell’s 2010 book titled “Tito Puente: When the Drums Are Dreaming” (published by AuthorHouse on page 3; ISBN 978-1-4520-7274-6) offers further insight into this story.
Information about these individuals can also be found in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. In its December 1999 issue (Vol. 80; No.12; pages 2758–2761), it provides details about their members under the section “About Our Members”.
Samantha Ettus, writing for Forbes on November 17, 2014, discusses the morning routines of a dozen women leaders which deepens our understanding of these personalities.
Finally, an issue of Celebrity Parents Magazine published on July 29, 2010 features Audrey Puente shedding more light on her background and lifestyle.