Spencer Althouse
Spencer Althouse
Photo of Spencer Althouse that he has shared on his Instagram account.
Spencer Althouse is an American Social mediaand seo expert currently working as the Community manager at BuzzFeed. [1] [1]In December of 2018, one of his tweets went viral after Oprah Winfrey made a response of her own. [3] [3]
Personal Life & Activities
Althouse lives in New York City and has an identical twin. Growing up he had body issues that he has since taken under scope as one of the main sources of his journalism. [4]
Education
He attended Temple University where he graduated with a BA degree in Communication studies and English. He had a cumulative GPA of 3.65. [1]
Career
Earlier in his career he worked as an editor and Social Media Correspondent which allowed him to have more experience as a digital marketer for MSophia PR.
He oversaw many of the decisions being made for the firms publicity and branding.
He also wrote a great deal and press for several motion pictures and other major films.
Viral Oprah Winfrey Tweet
On December of 2018, he made a tweet concerning a cooking segment from Oprah's show circa 2006 that ultimately garnered the response of Oprah herself - allowing the tweet to go viral.
The tweet was about a woman whose chicken recipe stunned Oprah and would later go on to win $1 Million at a contest.
Days after Althouse's tweet was made, Oprah made her own response on the O, The Oprah Magazine Instagram. She said the following: " The truth, for me, is that I was used to having salt and pepper on my chicken... that's what I was thinking, 'This chicken needs some salt and pepper." [-1]
Althouse responded with the following: "OPRAH ACKNOWLEDGED MY CHICKEN VIDEO TWEET AND SAID MY NAME I AM LITERALLY SHAKING."