Martha Teichner

Martha Teichner
Born
Martha Teichner

(1948-01-12) January 12, 1948
Traverse City, Michigan, U.S.
EducationWellesley College, University of Chicago
OccupationNews correspondent

Martha Teichner (pronounced [ˈtaɪʃnɚ] TAISH-ner, born January 12, 1948) is an American television news correspondent. She has reported for CBS News since 1977, and is best known for the segments she contributes to the CBS Sunday Morning program.

Early life and education

Martha Teichner was born to Jewish parents in Traverse City, Michigan, on January 12, 1948. Her father, Hans "Peppi" Teichner, was a German-born ski instructor, who fled to Spain after Adolf Hitler took power in 1933, and then emigrated to the United States after Franco's fascists crushed their opponents in the Spanish Civil War.[1] He is credited with popularizing skiing in Northern Michigan, and was inducted into the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in 1967.[2] Martha was raised in nearby Cleveland Township, in Leelanau County, near the Sugar Loaf Ski Resort, which her father managed.[1]

After Hans Teichner's death at age 49 in 1957, Martha and her mother, Miriam Greene Teichner, relocated briefly to Augusta, Georgia, before settling in East Grand Rapids, Michigan.[1] Martha graduated from East Grand Rapids High School in 1965.[3][4]

Teichner earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Wellesley College in 1969, and then attended the Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Chicago.[5]

Career

Teichner filed her first report for CBS News on November 8, 1977, with Walter Cronkite at the anchor desk.[6] She has been a correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning since December 1993.[7]

Teichner has won 15 Emmy Awards and five James Beard Foundation Awards for her work.[8] In 2020, she was inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame.[9]

Personal life

Teichner is single, never married, and resides in New York City.[10][11]

In February 2021, Teichner published a memoir titled When Harry Met Minnie, which relates the story of her friendship with a cancer patient and fellow dog owner.[12][10]

References

  1. ^ a b c "A Leelanau daughter shaped by chance encounters, heartbreak, and healing". Glen Arbor Sun. 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  2. ^ "Hans "Peppi" Teichner". U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  3. ^ "East Grand Rapids Schools Foundation : Alumni : Notable Alumni". egrsf.org. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  4. ^ Gr, Juanita Westaby | The; Press, Rapids (2008-11-11). "CBS correspondent Martha Teichner to get East Grand Rapids alumni award". mlive. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  5. ^ Nielsen, Dan. "CBS correspondent returns to nature", Traverse City Record-Eagle, September 27, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  6. ^ Flood, Brian. "Martha Teichner Revisits History with 37-Year-Old Report", AdWeek, December 11, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  7. ^ Boedeker, Hal. "'CBS Sunday Morning' turns 40, explains nature segments", Orlando Sentinel, Orlando, January 25, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  8. ^ CBS News (November 4, 2018). "Martha Teichner". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  9. ^ "Martha Teichner". Michigan Women Forward. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  10. ^ a b "When Harry Met Minnie | Martha Teichner | Macmillan". US Macmillan. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  11. ^ Rosenfeld, Megan. "TV Preview", Washington Post, November 15, 1994. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  12. ^ Deahl, Rachel (July 13, 2018). "Book Deals: Week of July 16, 2018". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
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