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| Charlie Rose | |
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| Also known as | The Charlie Rose Show |
| Presented by | Charlie Rose |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Executive producer | Yvette Vega[1] |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 54–57 minutes |
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| Release | September 30, 1991 (1991-09-30) – November 17, 2017 (2017-11-17) |
Charlie Rose (also known asThe Charlie Rose Show) is an American television interview and talk show, withCharlie Rose as executive producer, executive editor, and host. The show wassyndicated onPBS from 1991 until 2017 and is owned by Charlie Rose, Inc. Rose interviewed thinkers, writers, politicians, athletes, entertainers, businesspersons, leaders, scientists, and fellow newsmakers.
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The show premiered on September 30, 1991. It was formerly presented by WNET, where it first aired as a local program. The program was additionally broadcast byBloomberg Television with a week delay, which formerly provided the show's recording facility. The set was simple, set up with anall-dark surrounding space around anoakround table used since the program debuted and purchased by Rose himself, along with accompanying chairs.[2]
Funding for the show was primarily provided by donations from various corporations and charitable foundations. The program was criticized for not disclosing their list of donors within theirunderwriting disclosure.[3]
In 2010, Rose and co-hostEric Kandel beganThe Brain Series, episodes featuringneuroscientists and other experts;[4] the series was later released on DVD.[5]
On May 7, 2012,Charlie Rose began airing begin broadcasting inhigh definition, with broadcasts in aletterboxed format for viewers withstandard-definition television sets watching via eithercable orsatellite television. The program also introduced a new set and converted its graphics package to HD.
In October 2014, a segment called "Al Hunt on the Story" was launched as a "regular feature interview"; Hunt's first interview under this banner was with Secretary of StateJohn Kerry.[1]
The show was formerly taped at731 Lexington Avenue inMidtown Manhattan, where Bloomberg Television andBloomberg L.P. are based.[6]
In February 2017, the show utilized a number of guest hosts (guest hosts also filled in for Rose onCBS This Morning) while Rose underwent heart surgery. Afterwards, Rose stated a planned return in March.[7]
On November 20, 2017,WNET, Bloomberg Television and PBS announced the suspension of distribution of the show after former employees of Charlie Rose, Inc. alleged Rose sexually harassed them. Bloomberg Television also pulled reruns of the series within only an hour's notice. The next day, both PBS and Bloomberg cancelled distribution of the program and terminated their relationship with Rose; thisde facto cancelled the show.[8][9][10][11][12]CNNMoney reported on November 29 that Rose called the show's staffers and let them know they would be paid until the end of the year and released from their contracts at the start of 2018; their access to theBloomberg headquarters where the show recorded to remove personal effects would be terminated on December 8.[13]
On December 4, it was announced thatAmanpour, aCNN International interview program hosted byChristiane Amanpour, would re-air on PBS as an interim replacement forCharlie Rose.[14] Rose's show was ultimately replaced by Amanpour hostingAmanpour & Company.
TheCharlie Rose music theme used up until its cancelation was composed exclusively for the series byDavid Lowe and David Shapiro, the father ofBen Shapiro.[citation needed]
Charlie Rose: The Week premiered on PBS on July 19, 2013. The show was a half-hour long, consisting of interviews from recent episodes ofCharlie Rose, with occasional unique segments produced for the weekly broadcast.The Week replaced the cancelled seriesNeed to Know, and occupied that show's former Friday time slot.[15] It was cancelled by WNET and PBS on November 20, 2017, due to the sexual harassment allegations. Both also removed the show's content and archives from their websites.
Executive producer Yvette Vega emails the staff: "Albert Hunt of Bloomberg View is going to help the CR program in making it even better. We will have a regular feature interview called 'Al Hunt on the story'. [Today] launches his first interview with SoS John Kerry."
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