Serena Altschul
Encyclopedia
Serena Altschul 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
.
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.
She spent two years at Channel One News
, a channel seen nationwide in high schools, as an anchor
/reporter. 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
.
From 2002 to 2003 Altschul worked at CNN
. 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
.
1999 song, "Dope Man". She also appeared as herself in the films Queen of the Damned
and Josie and the Pussycats
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
broadcast journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, well known for her work at MTV News
MTV News
MTV News is the news division of MTV, one of the first and most popular music television network in the U.S., as well as some of MTV's related channels around the world. MTV News began in the late 1980s with the program The Week In Rock, hosted by Kurt Loder, the first official MTV News correspondent...
. She is the daughter of author Siri von Reis
Siri von Reis
Siri Sylvia Patricia von Reis is an American botanist, author and poet. She has worked as an investigator at the New York Botanical Garden and is the mother of reporter/correspondent Serena Altschul.-Bibliography:...
and Arthur Altschul
Arthur Altschul
Arthur Goodhart Altschul was a Goldman Sachs Group partner and banking mogulwho was on the Board of Trustees of many museums and philanthropic organisations, including the Whitney Museum, the United Jewish Appeal, the Overbrook Foundation, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the International...
, a former partner at Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is an American multinational bulge bracket investment banking and securities firm that engages in global investment banking, securities, investment management, and other financial services primarily with institutional clients...
.
Career
Altschul attended Scripps CollegeScripps College
Scripps College is a progressive liberal arts women's college in Claremont, California, United States. It is a member of the Claremont Colleges. Scripps ranks 3rd for the nation's best women's college, ahead of Barnard College, Mount Holyoke College, and Bryn Mawr College at 23rd on the list for...
for a couple of years, studying English literature
English literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
, but did not graduate. While in college, she was the associate producer of 1993's The Last Party
The Last Party (film)
The Last Party is a documentary film co-written by and starring Robert Downey, Jr. Interviews and commentary cover moments of history during the 1992 presidential campaigns and investigate the issues of the day with Downey's particular brand of off-beat humor and satire...
, a political documentary.
She spent two years at Channel One News
Channel One News
Channel One News is a 12 minute news program for teens broadcast via satellite to middle schools and high schools across the United States. Channel One is owned by Alloy Media + Marketing and based in New York City.-Program History:...
, a channel seen nationwide in high schools, as an anchor
Anchor
An anchor is a device, normally made of metal, that is used to connect a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the vessel from drifting due to wind or current. The word derives from Latin ancora, which itself comes from the Greek ἄγκυρα .Anchors can either be temporary or permanent...
/reporter. In 1995 she landed a job at MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
and in January 1996 she started working for MTV News
MTV News
MTV News is the news division of MTV, one of the first and most popular music television network in the U.S., as well as some of MTV's related channels around the world. MTV News began in the late 1980s with the program The Week In Rock, hosted by Kurt Loder, the first official MTV News correspondent...
. She also hosted shows such as MTV News: UNfiltered, Breaking it Down and hosted and produced True Life
True Life
True Life is a documentary series running on MTV since 1998. Each episode follows a particular topic, such as heroin addiction as in the first episode, "Fatal Dose." The show is created by following a series of subjects by a camera crew through a certain part of their lives.-Topics covered:True...
.
From 2002 to 2003 Altschul worked at CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
. She hosted and produced a CNN special on the return of PCP
Phencyclidine
Phencyclidine , commonly initialized as PCP and known colloquially as angel dust, is a recreational dissociative drug...
. She continued working at MTV News
MTV News
MTV News is the news division of MTV, one of the first and most popular music television network in the U.S., as well as some of MTV's related channels around the world. MTV News began in the late 1980s with the program The Week In Rock, hosted by Kurt Loder, the first official MTV News correspondent...
while at CNN. On December 23, 2003, she was named a CBS News
CBS News
CBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. The current chairman is Jeff Fager who is also the executive producer of 60 Minutes, while the current president of CBS News is David Rhodes. CBS News' flagship program is the CBS Evening News, hosted by the network's main...
contributing correspondent. She now (2011) appears on CBS Sunday Morning
CBS News Sunday Morning
CBS News Sunday Morning is an American television news magazine program created by Robert Northshield and original host Charles Kuralt. The program has aired continuously since January 28, 1979 on the CBS Television Network, airing in the Eastern US on Sunday from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m...
.
Cameos as herself
She played herself on Jay-Z'sJay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...
1999 song, "Dope Man". She also appeared as herself in the films Queen of the Damned
Queen of the Damned (film)
Queen of the Damned is a 2002 film adaptation of the third novel of Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles series, The Queen of the Damned, although the film contains many plot elements from the latter novel's predecessor, The Vampire Lestat. It stars Aaliyah as the vampire queen Akasha, and Stuart...
and Josie and the Pussycats
Josie and the Pussycats (film)
Josie and the Pussycats is a 2001 comedy film released by Universal Studios and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Directed and co-written by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan, the film is loosely based upon the Archie comic of the same name...
.
External links
- SERENA ALTSCHUL Facebook Fan Page
- Serena Altschul Online (site last maintained Nov 2000)
- CBS News profile for Altschul
- Serena Altschul reports on Wikipedia