Charlie Rose, Emmy Award-winning journalist, has been praised as "one of America's premier interviewers". He is the host of "Charlie Rose", the nightly PBS program that engages America's best thinkers, writers, politicians, athletes, entertainers, business leaders, scientists and other newsmakers.

Charlie Rose is unique. The round oak table and the black backdrop provide an intimate atmosphere for showcasing smart conversation. "His table has become an island where savvy channel-surfers put ashore each weeknight" (Esquire). His show has become "the last refuge of intelligent conversation on television" according to Journalist Morley Safer of CBS "60 Minutes".

The hour-long CHARLIE ROSE, which debuted in 1991 and gained national syndication in 1993, is broadcast five nights a week. Its guests have included heads of state and other people who have won renown in the fields of politics, literature, the visual and performing arts, science, or sports, as well as lesser-known figures, each of whom, in Rose's opinion, has "a great story to tell". In addition to hosting the show, Rose has served as its executive editor and , for most of its existence, executive producer as well.

His guests have ranged from actors Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts to international statesmen Nelson Mandela and Mikhail Gorbachev to Nobel laureates Toni Morrison and Seamus Heancy, to business leaders Bill Gates and Andy Grove and musicians Bruce Springsteen and Yo-Yo Ma. His program serves as a window on cultural areas rarely seen on TV as architecture, painting, photography and classical music.

"Charlie Rose Special Edition" presents hour-long profiles on such prominent entertainers as Meryl Streep and Garth Brooks as well as week-long specials on the cutting edge of science like the Human Genome Project.

His series "Great Masters" takes an in-depth look at artists' biographies as well as the artists' visual presentations of their art. All specials are produced by Charlierose.com, Inc. which also presents other programs in multi-media formats.

Rose was also a correspondent for "60 Minutes II", the CBS news magazine program which aired from 1999 to 2005. Its last broadcast was on September 2, 2005.

Charlie Rose was born in Henderson, North Carolina and graduated from Duke University with an AB in history and a JD from the School of Law. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and has received honorary doctorates of law from C.W Post College and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. He is the recipient of the George Peabody Broadcasting Award, the Emmy Award, The CableAce Award and the Futrell Award, an award given to Duke University alumni who have demonstrated excellence in communications, and he has been honored by the Charlotte World Affairs Council as World Citizen for the Year 2000.

Mr. Rose is a popular speaker on a wide variety of subjects at college campuses around the country and is a frequent moderator of technology conferences in the United States.

An Evening with Charlie Rose

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