Serena Altschul (born October 13, 1970) is an American

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, known for her work at

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and

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Early life and education

Altschul was born in

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to Siri von Reis, an author and botanist, and Arthur Altschul, a member of the Lehman banking family. Her mother was of half- Finnish and half- Swedish ancestry and her father was of German

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ancestry. After her parents divorced, two-year-old Serena and two of her siblings, Arthur Goodhart Altschul Jr. and Emily Altschul (Miller), grew up living with their mother. Her half-brothers are Charles Altschul and Stephen Altschul from her father's previous marriage. Altschul attended

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''CBS Sunday Morning'':
Serena Altschul
for a few years; she studied

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but did not graduate. In 1993, while still in college, she was the associate producer of '' The Last Party'', a political documentary.

Career

After school, she worked for two years at

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, a channel which was seen nationwide in high schools, as an

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. In 1987 she landed a job at

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and in January 1996 she started working for ''

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December 15, 2013 She also hosted shows such as ''MTV News: UNfiltered'', ''Breaking it Down'' and hosted and produced ''

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''. From 2002 to 2003 Altschul worked at

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. She was the host and producer of a CNN special about the return of PCP. She continued to work for

while at CNN. On December 23, 2003, she was named a

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contributing correspondent. Since 2013 she has appeared on ''

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''. She played herself on Jay-Z's 1999 song, " Dope Man". She appeared as herself in the films '' Light It Up'', '' Queen of the Damned'', and '' Josie and the Pussycats''.

Awards

* Edward R. Murrow Award – Sports Reporting 2007

References

External links

*
Charlie Rose interview
February 8, 2000
CBS News profile for AltschulSerena Altschul reports on Wikipedia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Altschul, Serena 1970 births Living people Television personalities from New York City American television reporters and correspondents American people of Finnish descent American people of German-Jewish descent American people of Swedish descent American women television journalists Scripps College alumni Lehman family Marcus family CBS News people CNN people Spence School alumni Journalists from New York City