Martha Teichner
{{short description|American television news correspondent (born 1948)}}
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| education = Wellesley College, University of Chicago
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Martha Teichner ({{IPA|sv|ˈtaɪʃnɚ|pron}} {{respell|TAISH|ner}}, born January 12, 1948) is an American television news correspondent, currently working with CBS News and a frequent contributor and substitute anchor on CBS Sunday Morning.
Biography
Teichner was born in Traverse City, Michigan, on January 12, 1948. Her father, Hans "Peppi" Teichner, was a German-born ski instructor, who is credited with popularizing skiing in Northern Michigan, and was inducted into the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in 1967.{{Cite web |date=2021-01-25 |title=A Leelanau daughter shaped by chance encounters, heartbreak, and healing |url=https://glenarborsun.com/a-leelanau-daughter-shaped-by-chance-encounters-heartbreak-and-healing/ |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=Glen Arbor Sun |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Hans "Peppi" Teichner |url=https://skihall.com/hall-of-famers/hans-peppi-teichner/ |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame |language=en-US}} She was raised in nearby Cleveland Township, Leelanau County, nearby the Sugar Loaf Ski Resort, which her father managed. After his death in 1957, Teichner and her mother, Miriam Greene Teichner, relocated briefly to Augusta, Georgia, before settling in East Grand Rapids, Michigan. Teichner graduated from East Grand Rapids High School in 1965.{{Cite web|title=East Grand Rapids Schools Foundation : Alumni : Notable Alumni|url=https://egrsf.org/alumni/notable-alumni.html|access-date=2022-01-08|website=egrsf.org|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Gr|first=Juanita Westaby {{!}} The|last2=Press|first2=Rapids|date=2008-11-11|title=CBS correspondent Martha Teichner to get East Grand Rapids alumni award|url=https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/2008/11/cbs_correspondent_martha_teich.html|access-date=2022-01-08|website=mlive|language=en}} She received her bachelor's degree in economics from Wellesley College in 1969 and Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Chicago.Nielsen, Dan. [https://www.record-eagle.com/news/business/cbs-correspondent-returns-to-nature/article_6c8c72c1-bc08-5e5a-806f-fe8835fe1317.html "CBS correspondent returns to nature"], Traverse City Record-Eagle, September 27, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2019. She began her career at CBS News and her first report was on November 8, 1977, with Walter Cronkite sitting at the anchor desk.Flood, Brian. [https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/martha-teichner-revisits-history-with-37-year-old-report/249738/ "Martha Teichner Revisits History with 37-Year-Old Report"], AdWeek, December 11, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
Teichner has been a correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning since December 1993.Boedeker, Hal. [https://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/tv-guy/os-et-cbs-sunday-morning-turns-40-explains-nature-segments-20190125-story.html "'CBS Sunday Morning' turns 40, explains nature segments"], Orlando Sentinel, Orlando, January 25, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019. She has won 10 Emmy Awards and five James Beard Foundation Awards for her work.{{Cite web|last=CBS News|date=November 4, 2018|title=Martha Teichner|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/team/martha-teichner/|access-date=December 9, 2020|website=www.cbsnews.com|language=en}}
In 2020, she was inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame.{{Cite web |title=Martha Teichner |url=https://miwf.org/timeline/martha-teichner/ |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=Michigan Women Forward}}
In February 2021, Teichner published a book, When Harry Met Minnie, about her friendship with a cancer patient, a fellow dog owner.{{Cite web|last=Deahl|first=Rachel|date=July 13, 2018|title=Book Deals: Week of July 16, 2018|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/book-deals/article/77509-book-deals-week-of-july-16-2018.html|access-date=December 9, 2020|website=www.publishersweekly.com}}{{Cite web|title=When Harry Met Minnie {{!}} Martha Teichner {{!}} Macmillan|url=https://us.macmillan.com/whenharrymetminnie/marthateichner/9781250212535|access-date=December 9, 2020|website=US Macmillan|language=en-US}}
Personal life
References
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External links
- [https://www.cbsnews.com/team/martha-teichner/ Martha Teichner official profile]
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{{Michigan Women's Hall of Fame}}
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Category:American television reporters and correspondents
Category:University of Chicago alumni
Category:Wellesley College alumni
Category:American women television journalists
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Category:People from Traverse City, Michigan
Category:People from Leelanau County, Michigan