David Puente is a TV, print and producer. He is a journalist .He has joined Spain's Sabbah Media headed by veteran Spanish media exec Francoise Sabbah in 2013. Sabbah Media is an independent TV production company based in Spain.
He was a broadcast news executive and a producer at
CNN
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's ''
Anderson Cooper 360°
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''. He was also an on-air contributor for
CNN Español and edits the Latino section of ''InAmerica'', a CNN blog about identities and perspectives of diverse communities in the United States. Before joining CNN in 2009, he was the creator, anchor and broadcast producer of ABC News ''Exclusiva''.
In 2012, he was labeled one of "only two Hispanic Americans in key positions on TV."
Puente began his career as a freelance foreign reporter in the 1990s based in Madrid, Paris and London. He also worked throughout Africa and the Middle East covering several trips of President Clinton including his historic tour of African nations in 1998. He went on to become a producer at the newsmagazine 20/20.
He speaks Spanish, French and studies Arabic.
''Exclusiva''
In November 2004, David Puente created ''Exclusiva'', a television news program about Hispanic news in English for
ABC News Now
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, the network's digital news channel that transmits on the Internet and wireless technology.
''Exclusiva'' reported on a wide range of stories about Hispanics around the world.
Online
David Puente was also responsible for writing the first Spanish-language articles ever published on
ABCNews.com. He also began a weekly
ABC News
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segment on Spanish-language radio, which also had never before existed in network news.
Move to ''AC360''
On February 5, 2009, David Puente sent a message to his ''Exclusiva Facebook group'' announcing his move to CNN with ''Anderson Cooper 360°'' and ''ac360.com'' after four years as ABC News Exclusiva's anchor and producer.
Move to ''Clarity Media Group''
In 2014, David joine
Clarity Media Groupas a communications strategist and Latino Market Expansion Director. His clients have included NBC News, Facebook, L'Oreal and Univision.
Awards
Leo Puente Memorial Fund
In 2000, David established the Leo Puente Memorial Fund in memory of his brother Julio "Leo" Puente, a vice principal and baseball coach in the Newark Public School District. In partnership with the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Community Foundation of New Jersey, the fund has awarded over $150,000 in college scholarships and other programs to Newark public school students.
References
External links
ABC News: What Is Exclusiva?
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Living people
American television journalists
American male journalists
Year of birth missing (living people)