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| Born | Charles Peete Rose Jr. (1942-01-05)January 5, 1942 (age 84) |
| Alma mater | Duke University (BA,JD) |
| Occupations | Talk show host, journalist |
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| Partner | Amanda Burden (1992–2006) |
| Website | www |
Charles Peete Rose Jr. (born January 5, 1942)[1][2] is an American journalist and talk show host. From 1991 to 2017, he was the host and executive producer of the talk showCharlie Rose onPBS andBloomberg LP. On the show, he interviewed writers, politicians, athletes, entertainers, businesspersons, leaders, scientists, intellectuals, and fellow journalists. The show was known for its distinguished stature and intellectual tone.
Rose also co-anchoredCBS This Morning from 2012 to 2017 alongsideGayle King andNorah O'Donnell, where he interviewed many celebrities, institutional leaders, and political figures. Rose formerly substituted for the anchor of theCBS Evening News. In 2012, Rose, along withLara Logan, hosted the revived CBS classicPerson to Person, a news program during which celebrities are interviewed in their homes, originally hosted from 1953 to 1961 byEdward R. Murrow.[3] Since 2022, Rose has hosted the online interviewsCharlie Rose Conversations on his personal website.[4][5][6] Rose occasionally appeared in films and television shows includingBreaking Bad andHouse of Cards.
In November 2017, Rose was fired from PBS, Bloomberg, and CBS afterThe Washington Post published multiple in-house allegations ofsexual misconduct from the late 1990s to 2011. Rose responded to those allegations by admitting to having behaved insensitively at times but did not believe that all of the allegations were accurate, and later suggested women were exploiting the#MeToo campaign.[7][8][9] The allegations led to Rose being stripped of several awards and honors. In November 2024, a sexual harassment lawsuit ended with a settlement in which the plaintiffs acknowledged there was no ill intent on the part of Rose for his conduct.[10]
Rose was born inHenderson, North Carolina,[1] the only child[11] of Margaret (née Frazier) and Charles Peete Rose Sr., tobacco farmers who owned a country store.[12][13] As a child, Rose lived above his parents' store in Henderson, and helped out with the family business from age seven.[14] In aFresh Dialogues interview, Rose related that as a child, his insatiable curiosity was constantly getting him in trouble.[15]
A high school basketball star at Henderson High School,[16] Rose enteredDuke University intending to pursue a degree in a pre-med track. However, he became interested in politics during an internship at the office of North Carolina's democratic SenatorB. Everett Jordan.[17] Rose graduated in 1964 with aB.A. in history. At Duke, he was a member of theKappa Alpha Order fraternity. Rose stayed at Duke to earn aJ.D. from theDuke University School of Law in 1968.[14] While attending Duke, Rose met his first wife, Mary (née King).[11][12]
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After his wife was hired by theBBC (in New York), Rose handled some assignments for the BBC on afreelance basis. In 1972, while working at New York bankBankers Trust, he landed a job as a weekend reporter forWPIX-TV. Rose's "break" came in 1974, afterBill Moyers hired him as managing editor for thePBS seriesBill Moyers' International Report. In 1975, Moyers appointed him as executive producer ofBill Moyers Journal. Rose soon began appearing on camera. "A Conversation withJimmy Carter", which aired on Moyers's TV seriesU.S.A.: People and Politics, won a 1976Peabody Award. He then worked at several networks honing his interview skills, until NBC affiliateKXAS-TV inDallas–Fort Worth hired him as program manager and provided the late-night time slot that becameThe Charlie Rose Show.[18]
Rose worked forCBS News from 1984 to 1990 as theanchor ofCBS News Nightwatch, the network's firstlate-night news broadcast, which often featured him doing interviews with notable people in a format similar to that of his later PBS show. TheNightwatch broadcast of Rose's interview withCharles Manson won aNews & Documentary Emmy Award in 1987.[12][19] In 1990, Rose left CBS to serve as anchor ofPersonalities, aFox TV-produced syndicated program, but six weeks into production and unhappy with the show's soundbite-driven populisttabloid-journalism approach to stories, he left.
On September 30, 1991,Charlie Rose premiered on PBS stationThirteen/WNET and was nationally fed on PBS beginning in January 1993. In 1994, Rose moved the show to a studio owned by Bloomberg LP, which allowed for high-definition video via satellite-remote interviews.[20] On the show, he interviewed thinkers, writers, politicians, athletes, entertainers, businesspersons, leaders, scientists, and fellow newsmakers. The show was known for its distinguished stature and intellectual tone.Barack Obama made 11 appearances on the show as a senator, presidential candidate, and as president.[21] Other former presidents who appeared on the program includeJimmy Carter,[22]George H. W. Bush,[23]Bill Clinton,[24] andGeorge W. Bush.[25]Donald Trump appeared on the program as a citizen but not as president.
Filmmakers who appeared on the show includedMartin Scorsese,Werner Herzog,Sydney Pollack,Quentin Tarantino,Brian de Palma,Oliver Stone,Roman Polanski,Tim Burton,Sidney Lumet,Terry Gilliam,David Lynch,Guillermo del Toro,[26]Peter Jackson,Wes Anderson,Ron Howard,George Lucas,Peter Bogdanovich,Mike Nichols,Sofia Coppola,Spike Lee, andNoah Baumbach.[27]
Comedians who appeared on the show includedGeorge Carlin,Louis C.K.,Jerry Seinfeld,Chris Rock,Joan Rivers,Jon Stewart,Aziz Ansari,Bill Murray,Steve Martin,Robin Williams,Bill Maher,Ricky Gervais,John Oliver, andKey & Peele.[28] Rose also hosted a variety of film critics includingRoger Ebert,Janet Maslin,Stanley Kauffmann,Richard Corliss,Richard Schickel,David Denby,Andrew Sarris, andA. O. Scott.[29]
Guest hosts included A. O. Scott,Judd Apatow,Seth Meyers,Anthony Mason,Jon Meacham,Katie Couric, andMolly Haskell.[30] The show ran a total of 26 years from 1991 to 2017.
Rose was acorrespondent for60 Minutes II[31] from its inception in January 1999 until its cancellation in September 2005, and was named a correspondent on60 Minutes in 2008.[32][33] When asked what makes a good interviewee Rose responded, "[it] is somebody who wants to engage and who views it as an opportunity to express their ideas, to have their ideas tested, to listen to the questions and to be as responsive to the questions as they can. Someone who is spontaneous, authentic, engaged, and passionate. That's the kind of person that'll give you a good interview."[34]
For60 Minutes Rose has interviewed such people as Russian PresidentVladimir Putin, Syrian PresidentBashar al-Assad,Apple Inc. business executiveTim Cook, political strategistSteve Bannon, comedianLarry David, stage actorLin-Manuel Miranda, and actorSean Penn.[35][36][37]
He was a member of the board of directors ofCitadel Broadcasting Corporation from 2003 to 2009.[11] In May 2010, he delivered the commencement address atNorth Carolina State University.[38]
On November 15, 2011, it was announced that Rose would return to CBS to help anchorCBS This Morning, replacingThe Early Show, commencing January 9, 2012, along with co-anchorsGayle King andErica Hill.[39] In July 2012,Norah O'Donnell replaced Hill on the program. The show received high ratings due to their chemistry.[40][41]
Rose interviewed many celebrities, institutional leaders, and political figures, includingDonald Trump (1992);[42]Bill Gates (1996);[43]Steve Jobs (1996);[44]Sean Penn (2008 & 2016);[45][46] Syrian PresidentBashar al-Assad (2013),[47] for which he won a second Peabody Award;[48] U.S. PresidentBarack Obama and his wifeMichelle (2012); U.S. business magnateWarren Buffett;[49]David Rockefeller; MIT Linguistics professorNoam Chomsky (2003); actor/producerLeonardo DiCaprio (2004); comediansLouis C.K. andGeorge Carlin; actorChristoph Waltz; directorQuentin Tarantino; actorBradley Cooper;Larry Ellison, the co-founder and then CEO ofOracle Corporation; former Iranian empressFarah Pahlavi;[50]Vladimir Putin (2015);[51] and tennis championMaria Sharapova.[52]
On April 14, 2022, in his first public appearance since 2017, when multiple women accused him of sexual harassment, Rose released an interview with billionaireWarren Buffett. The interview was uploaded to his own personal website and is listed as the first in a series calledCharlie Rose Conversations.[4][5][6] Subsequent episodes have included interviews withThomas Friedman,Ray Dalio,Fatima Gailani,Isabella Rossellini,David Petraeus, and others.[53]
Rose made a cameo appearance on the TV seriesBreaking Bad in the penultimate episode, "Granite State" (season 5, episode 15, first broadcast September 22, 2013). Rose is seen on TV interviewing the characters Gretchen and Elliott Schwartz, which is watched by the characterWalter White.[citation needed]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1998 | Primary Colors | Himself | ||
| 2006 | The Da Vinci Code | Book signing party guest | Uncredited | |
| 2008 | Elegy | Himself | ||
| 2011 | The Ides of March | Himself | ||
| 2014 | Top Five | Himself | ||
| 2015 | Louder Than Bombs | Himself | ||
| 2016 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Himself |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2000 | The Simpsons | Himself | Episode: "Kill the Alligator and Run" | |
| 2013 | Breaking Bad | Himself | Episode: "Granite State" | |
| 2013 | The Good Wife | Himself | Episode: "A More Perfect Union" | |
| 2017 | House of Cards | Himself | Episode: "Chapter 53" |
Rose and his show were parodied in theWes Anderson filmThe Royal Tenenbaums (2001) and in the first episode ofBoJack Horseman in 2014.[54]
In 2009, Rose encouraged a discussion between the leaders ofNBC andFox News that eventually led to a mutual reduction inad hominem attacks betweenKeith Olbermann andBill O'Reilly on their respective news programs.[55]
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Rose was awarded the 2014Vincent Scully Prize by theNational Building Museum.[56] The prize is awarded for "exemplary practice, scholarship or criticism in architecture, historic preservation and urban design" according to the Museum.[57] The award to Rose was stated as being due to his having "interviewed leaders of architecture and design and led 'insightful and substantive conversations' about the growth of cities and urban development."[56]
Amanda Burden, a former director of theNew York City Department of City Planning, who was in a relationship with him from 1993 to 2006, spoke at the award ceremony in November 2014. Rose received an honorary doctorate from theState University of New York at Oswego on October 16, 2014, during the college's annual Lewis B. O'Donnell Media Summit, for his contributions in the broadcast, media, and television industries.[58] In 2016, Duke University awarded him an honorary degree.[59]
The sexual misconduct allegations against Rose in 2017 led to him being stripped of his several awards and honors, as had happened toBill Cosby amidhis own sexual misconduct cases. On May 8, 2016, he received an honorary degree fromSewanee: The University of the South.[60] There were, however, calls for Sewanee officials to strip Rose of the degree,[61] and, as of March 21, 2018, all honors from Sewanee have been rescinded.[62] The State University of New York at Oswego Board of Trustees voted to revoke Rose's honorary degree on January 23, 2018.[63]
On November 21, 2017, theRoman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre rescinded a planned award to Rose. The Diocese was set to honor him as a "leader in broadcast media".[64] Three days later, theWalter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism given to him in 2015 was rescinded[65][66] by theWalter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.[67] On the same day, officials atUniversity of Kansas'sSchool of Journalism and Mass Communications rescinded the National Citation Award it gave to Rose in 2017.[65][68]
On December 4, 2017, officials atDuke University's DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy rescinded the Futrell Award it gave him in September 2000.[69] The award is given to outstanding Duke graduates who work in journalism.[70]Montclair State University officials were considering whether to revoke the honorary doctorate it gave to him in 2002.[71] The National Building Museum has made no public announcement on whether the 2014 Vincent Scully Prize has been withdrawn from Rose, but his name no longer appears on the list of winners on the organisation's website.[57]
Officials atUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill'sHussman School of Journalism and Media considered the fate of Rose's 1999 induction into the N.C. Journalism Hall of Fame.[72] School officials ultimately decided to keep him in the Hall of Fame, while amending his Hall of Fame biography to include details of the sexual misconduct allegations.[73][74]
Rose was married to Mary Rose (née King) from 1968 until their divorce in 1980.[1] In 1992, he began dating socialite and formerNew York City Planning CommissionerAmanda Burden, a stepdaughter of CBS founderWilliam S. Paley.[75] In 2011, he told aFinancial Times reporter that he and Burden had stopped dating around 2006.[76]
On March 29, 2006, after experiencing shortness of breath inSyria, he was flown to Paris and underwent surgery formitral valve repair in theGeorges-Pompidou European Hospital. His surgery was performed under the supervision ofAlain Carpentier, a pioneer of the procedure.[77] Rose returned to the air on June 12, 2006, withBill Moyers and Yvette Vega (the show's executive producer), to discuss his surgery and recuperation. In February 2017, he announced he would undergo another surgery to replace the same valve.[78]
Rose owns a large house[11] inHenderson, North Carolina,[79] a 5,500-square-foot (465-square-meter) beach house inBellport, New York, and an apartment inThe Sherry-Netherland ofNew York City, each worth several million dollars.[11] Rose also owns apartments inWashington, D.C., and Paris.[79] In 1990,[79] he purchased a 525-acre (212-ha)soybean farm nearOxford, North Carolina, for use as a country retreat.[80][81] He named the property Grassy Creek Farm.[81]
Rose is a member of theCouncil on Foreign Relations.[82] He is also a member of theDeepdale Golf Club on Long Island.[11]
On November 20, 2017, eight women who were employees of, or aspired to work for, Rose accused him of various acts of sexual misconduct including harassment, groping, and makinglewd phone calls. Those accusations, which started amid theHarvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases andKevin Spacey sexual misconduct allegations and made in a report inThe Washington Post, dealt with conduct from the late 1990s to 2011. On the day the article on the women's statements was published,PBS andBloomberg LP suspended distribution of his show, andCBS announced that it was suspending the broadcaster pending an investigation.[83][84] CBS, PBS, and Bloomberg formally cut ties with him the following day.[85][86][87] Rose issued a statement:
I deeply apologize for my inappropriate behavior. I am greatly embarrassed. I have behaved insensitively at times, and I accept responsibility for that, though I do not believe that all of these allegations are accurate. I always felt that I was pursuing shared feelings, even though I now realize I was mistaken.[83]
In May 2018, 27 more women accused him ofsexual harassment, includinggroping and suggestive comments. This brought the total number of women who have accused him of abusive behavior and sexual harassment to 35.[88] On August 31, 2018, he filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit that was filed by three women on May 4, 2018, suggesting the women were exploiting the#MeToo campaign.[89] In September 2019, Rose was sued for verbal harassment by Gina Riggi, his former makeup artist of 20 years.[90]
Rose's firing as a co-anchor onCBS This Morning was covered byCBS, the day after the report was published. His former co-hostsGayle King andNorah O'Donnell confronted the matter live on air. King stated that she was still "reeling" and "really struggling".[91] O'Donnell stated "there is no excuse for this alleged behavior" and both agreed he "does not get a pass here" for his behavior.[91]
John Dickerson, former host ofFace the Nation, replaced Rose as a co-anchor onCBS This Morning,[92] andChristiane Amanpour took over for his roles onPBS.[93] In 2018, an exposé published byThe Hollywood Reporter described his life after being fired as one that is "lonely".[94] In 2019, Gayle King stated that she keeps in contact and is still friends with him: "I don't know what his second act is, but Charlie is a very smart guy. There must be room for redemption."[95][96]
On November 26, 2024, the sexual harassment lawsuit brought by three formerCBS This Morning employees in 2018 ended with a settlement.[10] In settling the lawsuit, the plaintiffs acknowledged there was "no ill intent" on the part of Rose for his conduct.[10]
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