| Serena Altschul | |
| Birth Date: | 1970 10, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | New York City, U.S. |
| Education: | Scripps College (did not graduate) |
| Parents: | Siri von Reis Arthur Altschul |
| Family: | Stephen Altschul (brother) Frank Altschul (grandfather) John Miller (journalist) (brother in law) Whitney Sudler-Smith (step-brother) |
| Occupation: | News presenter, reporter |
| Years Active: | 1993–present |
Serena Altschul (born October 13, 1970)[1] is an American broadcast journalist, known for her work at MTV News and CBS.
Altschul was born in New York City[2] to Siri von Reis, an author and botanist, and Arthur Altschul, a member of the Lehman banking family.[2] [3] Her mother was of half-Finnish and half-Swedish ancestry[2] [4] and her father was of Jewish 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 Scripps College[5] for a few years; she studied English literature but did not graduate. In 1993, while still in college, she was the associate producer of The Last Party, a political documentary.
After school, she worked for two years at Channel One News, a channel which was seen nationwide in high schools, as an anchor/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. From 2002 to 2003 Altschul worked at CNN. She was the host and producer of a CNN special about the return of PCP. She continued to work for 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. 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.