Meet ABC's Dr. Jennifer Ashton and her husband, Tom Werner

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For both the ABC News personality and the sports executive, it was their second time down the aisle
For both the ABC News personality and the sports executive, it was their second time down the aisle

AFTER her divorce from the late Dr. Robert Ashton, Jennifer Ashton moved on with Tom Werner.

The Good Morning America co-anchor tied the knot again with the latter.

Dr. Jennifer Ashton pictured with her second husband, Tom Werner, at the 2022 Daytime Emmy Awards eiqrridhiuzprw
Dr. Jennifer Ashton pictured with her second husband, Tom Werner, at the 2022 Daytime Emmy AwardsCredit: Getty

Who is Dr. Jennifer Ashton's husband, Tom Werner?

Born on April 12, 1950, Tom Werner is an American TV producer, sports executive, and businessman from New York City.

With an investment in Fenway Sports Group, Tom is the chairman of both the Boston Red Sox and the Liverpool Football Club.

A Harvard University graduate, he got his start in television during the 1970s,

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At the beginning of his career, Tom worked in prime-time development on the East Coast.

In 1980, he co-founded The Carsey-Werner Company alongside Marcy Carsey.

Through the abovementioned company, he became an executive producer for TV shows such as That 70s Show, The Cosby Show, Roseanne, and A Different World.

Sixteen years later, in 1996, Tom was inducted into the TV Hall of Fame.

With the help of Carsey, Caryn Mandabach, and Oprah Winfrey, he helped to launch the Oxygen cable channel in 2000

Tom got his start in sports investment in the 1990s when he and various others purchased the San Diego Padres from McDonald’s heiress Joan Kroc.

He remained a part of the franchise until 2007.

The producer became a partial owner of the Red Sox in 2001 and of Liverpool FC in 2010.

On November 6, 2022, Jennifer Ashton and Tom tied the knot in a New York City wedding ceremony.

While discussing her second marriage, the ABC News anchor told People: "We just wanted it to be a celebration of love and happiness.

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"I'm so happy because I never thought I'd find love like this.

"But when you're older, it doesn't take long to recognize when you've found your soul mate."

Both Jennifer Ashton and her second husband, Tom Werner, work in television
Both Jennifer Ashton and her second husband, Tom Werner, work in televisionCredit: Instagram

How did Dr. Jenn meet Tom?

In 2021, Dr. Jenn was introduced to Tom via mutual friends.

By January 3, 2022, the couple announced they were engaged.

It was also revealed that Tom proposed to Dr. Jenn on New Year's Eve of the previous year.

"From the moment they met they were soulmates," an insider confessed to the abovementioned outlet.

How many kids do Jennifer and Tom have?

Although they don't have children together, Jennifer and Tom have children from previous marriages.

From her first marriage to the late Robert Ashton Jr, she has two kids.

They were married from 1996 to 2017; Robert died on February 11 of the latter year.

Jennifer is a mother to a daughter named Chloe and a son named Alex.

From Tom's first marriage to Jill Troy Werner, he has three kids.

He's a father to two daughters, Carolyn and Amanda, and a son named Ted.

Nina Clevinger

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