Serena Altschul
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| Born | October 13, 1970 New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | News presenter, reporter |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Serena Altschul (born October 13, 1970,[1] in New York City) is an American broadcast journalist, well known for her work at MTV News. She is the daughter of author Siri von Reis and Arthur Altschul, a former partner at Goldman Sachs.[2]
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[edit] Career
Altschul attended Scripps College[3] for a couple of years, studying English literature, but did not graduate. While in college, she was the associate producer of 1993's The Last Party, a political documentary.[3]
She spent two years at Channel One News, a channel seen nationwide in high schools, as an anchor/reporter.[4] In 1995 she landed a job at MTV and in January 1996 she started working for MTV News. She also hosted shows such as MTV News: UNfiltered, Breaking it Down and hosted and produced True Life.[3]
From 2002 to 2003 Altschul worked at CNN.[3] 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. She now (2011) appears on CBS Sunday Morning.
[edit] Cameos as herself
She played herself on Jay-Z's 1999 song, "Dope Man". She also appeared as herself in the films Queen of the Damned and Josie and the Pussycats.
[edit] Awards
- Edward R. Murrow Award - Sports Reporting 2007
[edit] References
- ^ "Mrs. Altschul Has Child (birth announcement)". The New York Times (The New York Times Company): p. 91. 1970-10-25.
- ^ Death notice of Arthur Goodhart Altschul
- ^ a b c d CBS Sunday Morning: "Serena Altschul"
- ^ Channel One Network: "Fast Facts"
[edit] External links
- SERENA ALTSCHUL Facebook Fan Page
- Serena Altschul at the Internet Movie Database
- Serena Altschul Online (site last maintained Nov 2000)
- CBS News profile for Altschul
- Serena Altschul reports on Wikipedia
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