Serena Altschul
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John Miller (journalist) (brother in law) (step-brother)Whitney Sudler-Smith |
Serena Altschul (born October 13, 1970).
Early life and education
Altschul was born in
Jewish
ancestry. After her parents divorced, two-year-old Serena and two siblings were raised by their mother.
Altschul has four siblings,[3] brother Arthur Goodhart Altschul Jr. and sister Emily Altschul Miller, as well as half-brothers Charles Altschul and Stephen Altschul from her father's previous marriage.[3]
Altschul attended Scripps College[5] for a few years, studying English literature, but did not graduate. In 1993, while still in college, she was the associate producer of The Last Party, a political documentary.[5]
Career
After school, she worked for two years at
reporter.[6][2] In 1987 she landed a job at MTV and in January 1996 she started working for MTV News.[7][8][9][10] She also hosted shows such as MTV News: UNfiltered, Breaking it Down and hosted and produced True Life.[5][7] From 2002 to 2003 Altschul worked at CNN.[5] She hosted and produced a CNN special on the return of PCP. She continued working at MTV News while at CNN. On December 23, 2003, she was named a CBS News contributing correspondent. Since 2013 she has appeared on CBS Sunday Morning.[7]
She played herself on
Queen of the Damned, and Josie and the Pussycats
.
Awards
- Edward R. Murrow Award– Sports Reporting 2007
References
- ^ "Mrs. Altschul Has Child (birth announcement)". The New York Times. 1970-10-25. p. 91.
- ^ a b c d "A Move From 'Our Crowd' to Mass Media". The New York Times. 26 March 1998.
- ^ a b c Eric Pace (March 20, 2002). "Arthur G. Altschul, 81, Banker, Art Collector and Philanthropist". New York Times.
In addition to his son Arthur G. Jr., he is survived by his wife, the former Patricia Dey whom he married in 1996; two other sons, Charles, and Dr. Stephen; two daughters, Emily Helen Altschul and Serena von Reis Altschul, a former MTV News correspondent, now with CNN; a stepson, Whitney Sudler Smith
- ^ New York Observer: "The Hard Sell" By Gabriel Sherman February 2, 2004
- ^ a b c d CBS Sunday Morning: "Serena Altschul"
- ^ Channel One Network: "Fast Facts"
- ^ a b c "Serena Altschul from MTV VJs, Then and Now".
- ^ Orlando Sentinel: "MTV Newswoman has a Rich Background" March 31, 1998
- ^ Hartford Courant: "MTV Without the Gloss" by James Endres March 29, 1998
- ^ New York Observer: Power Punk: Serena Altschul" by Joe Hagan December 15, 2013
External links
- Serena Altschul at IMDb
- Charlie Rose interview February 8, 2000
- CBS News profile for Altschul
- Serena Altschul reports on Wikipedia