Martha Teichner ( ', born January 12, 1948) is an American television news correspondent, currently working with

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and a frequent contributor and substitute anchor on ''

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''.

Biography

Teichner was born in

Traverse City, Michigan Traverse City ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Grand Traverse County, Michigan, Grand Traverse County, although it partly extends into Leelanau County, Michigan, Leelanau County. The city's population was 15, ...

, 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. She was raised in nearby Cleveland Township,

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, 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

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, before settling in

East Grand Rapids, Michigan East Grand Rapids is a city in Kent County, Michigan, Kent County in the United States, U.S. state of Michigan. , the population was 11,371. The city is part of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area, including Grand Rapids, Michigan, Grand Rapids ...

. Teichner graduated from

East Grand Rapids High School East Grand Rapids High School is a public secondary school located in East Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. It serves grades 9–12 for the East Grand Rapids Public Schools. Athletics The EGRHS Pioneers compete in the Ottawa-Kent Confer ...

in 1965. She received her bachelor's degree in economics from

Wellesley College Wellesley College is a Private university, private Women's colleges in the United States, historically women's Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1870 by Henr ...

in 1969 and Graduate School of Business Administration at the

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, or UChi) is a Private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its main campus is in the Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, Chic ...

. She began her career at

and her first report was on November 8, 1977, with

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sitting at the anchor desk. Teichner has been a correspondent for ''CBS Sunday Morning'' since December 1993. She has won 10 Emmy Awards and five James Beard Foundation Awards for her work. In 2020, she was inducted into the

Michigan Women's Hall of Fame The Michigan Women's Hall of Fame (MWHOF) honors distinguished women, both historical and contemporary, who have been associated with the U.S. state of Michigan. The hall of fame was founded in 1983 by Gladys Beckwith and is sponsored by the Michi ...

. In February 2021, Teichner published a book, ''When Harry Met Minnie'', about her friendship with a cancer patient, a fellow dog owner.

Personal life

Teichner is single, never married, and resides in New York City.Rosenfeld, Megan
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'', November 15, 1994. Retrieved August 16, 2019.

References

External links

Martha Teichner official profile
Living people American television reporters and correspondents University of Chicago alumni Wellesley College alumni CBS News people American women television journalists 1948 births {{US-TV-bio-stub People from Traverse City, Michigan People from Leelanau County, Michigan Journalists from New York City People from East Grand Rapids, Michigan