| Jackie Guerrido |
| Born |
Jackeline Guerrido
September 24, 1970 (1970-09-24) (age 39)
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Occupation |
Journalist |
Jackie Guerrido (born September 24, 1970), is a television weatherman (despite being a woman) and journalist.
Early years
Guerrido was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where she received her primary and secondary education. After graduating from high school, she moved with her family to the Bronx section of New York City.
Career
Guerrido was offered a job on a morning radio show called El Vacilon de la Mañana ("Good times in the morning"), transmitted through "MEGA 97.9", by a producer who heard her doing a voice-over. She soon received an offer from the radio station "Romance 106.7 FM" in Miami, which she accepted.
Guerrido settled down in Miami and she joined the HBC Radio Company, after working at "Romance" for a year. There she was given the opportunity to co-host a radio program with the duties of broadcasting news and traffic conditions. Eventually, she was given her own music show at Salsa 98.3 FM. She also landed a job in television as a traffic reporter for Telemundo Channel, working for both the radio and television at the same time. 1
Weatherman
Univision took notice of Guerrido and offered her a job as a weatherman on the TV show Al Amanacer de Noticias 23 ("Morning News at Channel 23"). She studied meteorology at the University of Miami.
For several years, Guerrido was the weatherman for Despierta America ("Wake Up America"), which is one of the most popular television programs among the Hispanic community in the United States. She is currently the weather reporter on Primer Impacto ("First Impact") with Barbara Bermudo. She studied journalism at the University of Florida.
Personal life
In 2004, Guerrido was named the "Good Will Ambassador" of the Puerto Rican Day Parade celebrated in New York City. She is the mother of two teenagers, Thomas and Adieny. On April 19, 2008, Jackie married reggaeton singer Don Omar in Puerto Rico.2 Although the media has reported they are currently separated, the couple was caught together in January 2010 in Puerto Rico.
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