Serena Altschul CBS, Bio, Age, Height, Family, Education, Husband, Salary And Net worth

Serena Altschul Bio

Serena Altschul is an American broadcast journalist. Currently she works as a contributor for “CBS Sunday Morning.”Altschul was named CBS News contributing correspondent in December 2003. Before joining CBS Serena served as a New York-based correspondent for CNN from 2002 to 2003. Serena produced and hosted a one-hour “CNN Presents” special on the return of PCP. It aired last November and also contributed to “NewsNight With Aaron Brown.”

During her time at CNN, Altschul continued to serve as a reporter and producer for MTV News. She joined MTV news in 1996 as a contributor to the cable network’s “Choose or Lose” political awareness campaign. Serena covered extensively on hard news and popular culture stories for MTV, including profiles of political leaders and musical legends.

Additionally, Serena created, produced and hosted an MTV documentary series called “Breaking it Down,”. This is an hour-long, single-topic specials based on issues such as gang violence, homeless teenagers and the effects of the drug trade. That series ran for four years from 1999 to 2002.

Serena Altschul
Serena Altschul

Serena hosted two acclaimed editions of MTV’s “True Life” series. The first one was on heroin abuse among affluent Dallas teenagers and another on the murder of Matthew Shepard, an openly gay student at the University of Wyoming. She contributed to an edition of the CBS News magazine “48 Hours” on the increasing use and abuse of Oxycontin in December 2001.

Initially, Serena was a reporter for Channel One News, the news channel seen in high schools nationwide. In addition she produced “The Last Party,” a documentary on the 1992 presidential election, while in college.

Serena Altschul Age

Serena is 52 years old as of 2022. She was born on October 13, 1970 in New York City, in the United States of America. In addition, Serena celebrates her birthday on 13 October every year and her zodiac sign is Libra.

Serena Altschul Height

Altschul stands tall at an average height of 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m) and she weighs 57 kgs (125.66 lbs). She has an attractive complexion with brown eyes and blonde hair.

Serena Altschul Family

Altschul was born in New York City in the United States of America. She is the daughter of author and botanist Siri von Reis and Arthur Altschul, a member of the Lehman banking family. Serena’s mother was of half-Finnish and half-Swedish ancestry and her father was of Jewish ancestry. Altschul parents divorced when she was two years old and together with her siblings were raised by their mother.

Additionally, Serena has four siblings. Her brother, Arthur Goodhart Altschul Jr., was married to journalist Rula Jebreal and her sister, Emily Altschul, is married to former journalist and NYPD Deputy Commissioner John Miller. She also has two half-brothers, Charles Altschul and mathematician Stephen Altschul from her father’s previous marriage and a step-brother, Whitney Sudler-Smith, from her father’s later marriage to reality television series personality Patricia Dey.

Serena Altschul Education

Altschul attended Scripps College 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.

Serena Altschul Husband

Serena was in a romantic relationship with Arthur Altschul. Arthur was a prominent businessman who died in 2002. Currently Serena is in a private relationship with Cooper Cox. In 2016 she posted a picture of herself and Cooper holding a baby with caption “My beautiful babies”.

Serena Altschul Salary

Altschul earns an annual salary of between $20, 000 to $100, 000 from her career as a contributor for “CBS Sunday Morning.”

Serena Altschul Net worth

Altschul has an estimated net worth of between $1 million to $5 million as of 2023. Her main source of income is her successful career as a journalist.