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Charles Peete Rose Jr. (born January 5, 1942) is an American former television journalist and talk show host. From 1991 to 2017, he was the host and executive producer of the talk show '' Charlie Rose'' on
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and
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. Rose also co-anchored ''
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'' from 2012 to 2017 alongside
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and
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. Rose formerly substituted for the anchor of the ''
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''. Rose, along with
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, hosted the revived CBS classic ''
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'', a news program during which celebrities are interviewed in their homes, originally hosted from 1953 to 1961 by
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. In November 2017, Rose was fired from CBS and PBS after ''
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'' published multiple in-house allegations of sexual harassment from the late 1990s to 2011. His employment at CBS was also terminated, and his eponymous show, ''Charlie Rose'', which used to air on PBS and Bloomberg, was cancelled.


Childhood

Rose was born in
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, the only child of Margaret (née Frazier) and Charles Peete Rose Sr., tobacco farmers who owned a country store. As a child, Rose lived above his parents' store in Henderson, and helped out with the family business from age seven.Charlie Rose biography
from ''
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'' Rose said in a ''Fresh Dialogues'' interview that as a child, his insatiable curiosity was constantly getting him in trouble.


Education

A high school basketball star at Henderson High School, in his hometown, Rose entered
Duke University Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James ...
, intending to pursue a degree with a pre-med track; however, he became interested in politics during an internship at the office of Democratic North Carolina Senator B. Everett Jordan. He graduated in 1964 with a
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in
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. At Duke, he was a member of the
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fraternity. He earned a J.D. from the
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in 1968. He met his wife, Mary (King), while attending Duke.


Career

After his wife was hired by the
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(in New York), Rose handled some assignments for the BBC on a
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basis. In 1972, while working at New York bank
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, he landed a job as a weekend reporter for
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. Rose's "break" came in 1974, after
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hired him as managing editor for the
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series ''Bill Moyers' International Report.'' In 1975, Moyers appointed him as executive producer of ''
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.'' Rose soon began appearing on camera. "A Conversation with
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", which aired on Moyers's TV series ''U.S.A.: People and Politics'', won a 1976
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. He then worked at several networks honing his interview skills, until NBC affiliate
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in Dallas–Fort Worth hired him as program manager and provided the late-night time slot that became ''The Charlie Rose Show''.


''CBS News''

Rose worked for
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from 1984 to 1990 as the
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of ''
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,'' the network's first
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broadcast, which often featured him doing interviews with notable people in a format similar to that of his later PBS show. The ''Nightwatch'' broadcast of Rose's interview with
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won a
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in 1987. In 1990, Rose left CBS to serve as anchor of ''Personalities,'' a
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-produced syndicated program, but six weeks into production and unhappy with the show's soundbite-driven populist tabloid-journalism approach to stories, he left.


''Charlie Rose''

On September 30, 1991, '' Charlie Rose'' premiered on PBS station Thirteen/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. 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.
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made 11 appearances on the show as a senator, presidential candidate, and as president. Other former presidents who appeared on the program include
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,
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,
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, and
George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ...
.
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appeared on the program as a citizen but not as president. Various filmmakers appeared on the show including
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. Comedians also have appeared on the show including
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and
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. Rose also hosted a variety of film critics including
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Janet Maslin Janet R. Maslin (born August 12, 1949) is an American journalist, best known as a film and literary critic for ''The New York Times''. She served as a ''Times'' film critic from 1977 to 1999 and as a book critic from 2000 to 2015. In 2000 Maslin ...
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Richard Schickel Richard Warren Schickel (February 10, 1933 – February 18, 2017) was an American film historian, journalist, author, documentarian, and film and literary critic. He was a film critic for ''Time'' magazine from 1965–2010, and also w ...
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, and A. O. Scott. Guest hosts included A. O. Scott,
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, Seth Meyers, Anthony Mason,
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, and
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. The show ran a total of 26 years from 1991 to 2017.


''60 Minutes''

Rose was a
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for '' 60 Minutes II'' from its inception in January 1999 until its cancellation in September 2005, and was named a correspondent on ''
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'' in 2008. He was a member of the board of directors of
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from 2003 to 2009. In May 2010, he delivered the commencement address at
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.


''CBS This Morning''

On November 15, 2011, it was announced that Rose would return to CBS to help anchor ''
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,'' replacing ''
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,'' commencing January 9, 2012, along with co-anchors
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and
Erica Hill Erica Ruth Hill-Yount is an American journalist who works for CNN. She serves as a primary substitute anchor and a correspondent. She co-anchored ''Weekend Today'' from 2012 to 2016, following work at CBS since 2008. Personal life Hill was b ...
. In July 2012,
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replaced Hill on the program. The show received high ratings due to their chemistry. Rose has interviewed many celebrities, institutional leaders, and political figures, including
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(1992);
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(1996);
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(1996);
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(2008 & 2016); Syrian President
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(2013), for which he won a second Peabody Award; U.S. President
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and his wife Michelle (2012); U.S. business magnate
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;
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; MIT Linguistics professor
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(2003); actor/producer Leonardo DiCaprio (2004); comedians
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and
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; actor Christoph Waltz; director
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; actor
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;
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, the co-founder and then CEO of
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; former Iranian empress
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;
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.


''Charlie Rose Conversations''

On April 14, 2022, Rose released an interview with billionaire
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, in his first public appearance since 2017 when he was accused by multiple women of sexual harassment. The interview was uploaded to his own personal website and it is listed as the first in a series called ''Charlie Rose Conversations''.


Filmography


Film


Television

Rose and his show were parodied in the
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film ''
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'' (2001) and in the first episode of ''
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'' in 2014.


Influence

In 2009, Rose encouraged a discussion between the leaders of
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and
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that eventually led to a mutual reduction in ''ad hominem'' attacks between
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and Bill O'Reilly on their respective news programs.


Honors

Rose was awarded the 2014
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by the
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. The prize is awarded for "exemplary practice, scholarship or criticism in architecture, historic preservation and urban design" according to the Museum."National Building Museum – Awards"
Retrieved November 8, 2018. 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."
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, a former director of the
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, who was in a relationship with him from 1993 to 2006, spoke at the award ceremony in November 2014. The Museum has made no public announcement on whether the prize has been withdrawn from Rose, but his name no longer appears on the list of winners on the organisation's website. In 2016, Duke University awarded him an honorary degree. On May 8, 2016, he received an honorary degree from Sewanee: The University of the South. There were, however, calls for Sewanee officials to strip Rose of the degree, and, as of March 21, 2018, all honors from Sewanee have been rescinded. He received an honorary doctorate from the
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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. In the aftermath of the sexual misconduct accusations, the State University of New York at Oswego Board of Trustees voted to revoke his honorary degree on January 23, 2018. On November 21, 2017, the
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rescinded a planned award to Rose. The Diocese was set to honor him as a "leader in broadcast media". Three days later, the
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given to him in 2015 was rescinded by the
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. On the same day, officials at
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's School of Journalism and Mass Communications rescinded the National Citation Award it gave to Rose in 2017. On December 4, 2017, officials at
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's DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy rescinded the Futrell Award it gave him in September 2000. The award is given to outstanding Duke graduates who work in journalism.
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officials are considering whether to revoke the honorary doctorate it gave to him in 2002. Officials at
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's Hussman School of Journalism and Media considered the fate of Rose's 1999 induction into the N.C. Journalism Hall of Fame. 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 harassment scandal.


Personal life

Rose was married to Mary Rose from 1968 until their divorce in 1980. In 1992, he began dating socialite and former New York City Planning Commissioner
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, a stepdaughter of CBS founder
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. In 2011, he told a ''
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'' reporter that he and Burden had stopped dating in about 2006. On March 29, 2006, after experiencing shortness of breath in
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, he was flown to Paris and underwent surgery for
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in the Georges-Pompidou European Hospital. His surgery was performed under the supervision of
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, a pioneer of the procedure. Rose returned to the air on June 12, 2006, with
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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. Rose owns a large house in
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,Abbie Bennett
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''News & Observer'' (November 20, 2017). a 5,500-square-foot (465-square-meter) beach home in
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, and an apartment in
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of
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, each worth several million dollars. Rose also owns apartments in
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, and Paris. In 1990, he purchased a 525-acre (212-ha)
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farm near
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, for use as a country retreat.Gail Shister
Charlie Rose Enjoys the Life of a Gentleman Farmer, but Misses TV
''
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'' (January 20, 1991). He named the property Grassy Creek Farm. Rose is a member of the Deepdale Golf Club on Long Island and the
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. Rose was an associate of
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. Rose would sometimes consult with Epstein about hiring women as assistants to work for him. Rose attended a dinner party with Epstein in 2010 after Epstein became a convicted sex offender.


Sexual misconduct allegations

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 making lewd phone calls. The accusations, which were made in a report in ''
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'', dealt with conduct from the late 1990s to 2011. On the day the article on the women's statements was published,
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and
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suspended distribution of his show, and
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announced that it was suspending the broadcaster pending an investigation. CBS, PBS, and Bloomberg terminated their contracts with him the following day. 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.
Rose's firing as a co-anchor on ''
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'' was covered by
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, the day after the report was published. His former co-hosts
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and
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confronted the matter live on air. King stated that she was still "reeling" and while:
... I've enjoyed a friendship and a partnership with Charlie for the past five years. I've held him in such high regard and I'm really struggling ...
O'Donnell stated "there is no excuse for this alleged behavior" and both agreed he "does not get a pass here" for his behavior. In May 2018, 27 more women came forward and accused him of
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, including
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and suggestive comments. This brought the total number of women who have accused him of abusive behavior and sexual harassment to 35. Rose was sued for verbal harassment by Gina Riggi, his former makeup artist of 20 years. On August 31, 2018, he filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit on its standing, suggesting women are exploiting the #MeToo campaign. John Dickerson, former host of ''
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'', replaced Rose as a co-anchor on ''
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'', and
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took over for his roles on
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. In 2018, an exposé published by ''
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'' described his life after being fired as one that is "isolated, and lonely". 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."


See also

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References


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