Serene Branson

Serene Branson is an American television news reporter for KCBS-TV, the CBS affiliate in Los Angeles.
Background
Branson grew up in Southern California and attended college at the University of California, Los Angeles., from 2005 to 2007 she was a reporter for KOVR, the CBS affiliate in Sacramento, California.
Branson has been nominated for two Emmys and has received the Frank Shakespeare Award for Outstanding Achievement in Journalism.
2011 Grammy Awards Incident
While doing a report recapping the 53rd Grammy Awards Branson began garbling her words. Branson was examined at the scene by paramedics and not hospitalized. Videos of the incident quickly appeared on the video sharing website YouTube, and within hours of the event's occurrence it had gone viral via social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. The incident was reported by traditional media and led to speculation among their consumers and medical experts that the incident occurred due to a serious medical condition, and was used to inform their viewers and readers of warning signs for the medical conditions that were being speculated about. KCBS-TV released a statement the next day saying that she was feeling fine and had visit her doctor for follow up tests.

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