Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Martha Teichner

Since joining CBS News in October 1977, Martha Teichner has had a wide-ranging career that has covered the world. She has been a correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning since December 1993, based in New York, but spent more than a dozen years as a foreign correspondent covering major international events.

Teichner's work has been recognized with seven Emmy Awards for her reports, including her coverage of the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks, the Bush administration’s lead up to the Iraq War, Princess Diana's death and Samuel Mockbee’s unique architecture curriculum at Auburn University, among others. In addition, Teichner interviewed then First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton for Sunday Morning in 1995 and 1997 and accompanied Mrs. Clinton to South Asia, Central Europe, China and Mongolia. Teichner has also won three James Beard Foundation Awards for her food-related reporting.

Martha Teichner graduated in 1969 from Wellesley College with a degree in economics. She was in the same graduating class as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who served as her class president.

1 comment:

My Daily Struggles said...

What does this post mean? Probably nothing!