Charlie Rose

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Charlie Rose
Rose in May 2014
Born
Charles Peete Rose Jr.

(1942-01-05) January 5, 1942 (age 82)
Alma materDuke University (B.A., J.D.)
Occupation(s)Talk show host, journalist
Years active1972–2017
Notable credit(s)Charlie Rose, 60 Minutes II, 60 Minutes, Person to Person, CBS News Nightwatch, CBS This Morning
Spouse(s)
Mary King
(m. 1968; div. 1980)
PartnerAmanda Burden (1992–2006)
WebsiteCharlieRose.com
Rose in January 2009

Charles Peete "Charlie" Rose, Jr. (born January 5, 1942) is an American talk show host and journalist. He hosted his own show Charlie Rose from 1991 to 2017. He was born in Henderson, North Carolina, on January 5, 1942.[1] Rose went to Duke University. He married Mary King in 1962. They divorced in 1980. He currently lives in New York City, New York.

In November 2017, CBS fired Rose and PBS cancelled his program after eight women accused him of sexual harassment.[2][3]

References[change | change source]

  1. O'Shaughnessy, Elise (September 1993). "The Fame of the Rose". Vanity Fair. Vol. 56, no. 9. pp. 172–181. ISSN 0733-8899.
  2. Battaglio, Stephen (November 21, 2017). "Charlie Rose fired by CBS over sexual harassment allegations". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  3. "PBS fires Charlie Rose after sexual misconduct accusations by staffers on his interview show". The Washington Post. Associated Press. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

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