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Date of Birth: 1942 , January-5
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 6 Feet 3 Inch
Name Charlie Rose
Birth Name Charles Peete Rose, Jr.
Nick Name Charlie
Father Charles Peete Rose, Sr.
Mother Margaret Frazier
Nationality American
Birth Place/City Henderson, North Carolina
Ethnicity White Ethnicity
Profession Television talk show host
Working For PBS
Net Worth $20 million
Hair Color Brown Light
Face Color White
Weight in KG N/A
Famous for Journalist
Married Yes
Married to Mary King (m. 1968)
Divorce Mary King (m. 1980)
Education Duke University
Awards CableACE Award
Online Presence Facebook, Twitter,instagram
Movies The Da Vinci Code
TV Show Charlie Rose

Quick Timeline of Charlie Rose

1942 Born in Henderson, North Carolina
1949 Began helping his parents on their family business
1968 Graduated from Duke University
1972 Joined WPIX-TV
1974 Became the managing editor of Bill Moyers' International Report
1984 Worked as an anchor of CBS News Nightwatch
1968 Married to Mary King
1993 Began dating Amanda Burden
1987 Won News & Documentary Emmy Awards
1993 Won CableACE Awards
2014 Was honored as Time Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world
1998 First movie, Primary Colors
2006 Underwent a heart surgery

Detail Timeline of Charlie Rose

January 5 , 1942

Born in Henderson, North Carolina

Born as Charles Pete Rose Jr. in Henderson, North Carolina, United States of America to Margaret and Charles Peete Rose, Sr., Charlie was also raised in Henderson and is the only child of his parents. He is an American and is of white ethnicity.

1949

Began helping his parents on their family business

Charlie Rose was born to Margaret and Charles Peete Rose, Sr... Charlie's parents were the owner of tobacco farmers and they also owned a country store. He also began helping them since he was seven.

1968

Graduated from Duke University

When he was in his high school, he was active in basketball. After the completion of his high school graduation, he joined Duke University with a major in pre-med track but later he changed his major to politics. In 1968, he graduated from Duke University with a Juris Doctor.

1972

Joined WPIX-TV

He joined BBC as a freelance journalist when his wife, Mary King began working at BBC in New York and then few years later, he joined WPIX-TV as a weekend reporter. When he joined this news channel in 1997, he used to work at New York bank Bankers Trust.

1974

Became the managing editor of Bill Moyers' International Report

After serving WPIX-TV as a weekend reporter for about two years, he was hired by Bill Moyers. He joined them and finally became the managing editor of Bill Moyers' International Report. After his program became aired he kissed the pinnacle of his success.

1984

Worked as an anchor of CBS News Nightwatch

From 1984 till the end of 1990, he began serving CBS News as the anchor of CBS News Nightwatch. This program was the CBS first late-night news show and there Rose used to take the one-on-one interviews with notable people.

1968

Married to Mary King

In 1968, Charlie got married to Mary King. His wife, Mary is also the employee of BBC news. Though he was happily married with her, this married list didn't last forever and they finally got divorced in 1980.

1993

Began dating Amanda Burden

Charlie remained single for about a decade from 1980 and then he began dating Amanda Burden. She is the current Principal at Bloomberg Associates. They are still in love with each other but they have not been married.

1987

Won News & Documentary Emmy Awards

News & Documentary Emmy Awards is one of the prestigious awards in the broadcasting world and it’s an honor for every television personality if they win this award. He has also once been honored with this award and that was in 1987 for Outstanding Interview/Interviewer - Segments.

1993

Won CableACE Awards

In 1993, he got nominated in CableACE Awards from two different categories. That year, he was nominated in this award for Program Interviewer and Talk Show Special or Series. He won this award from his later nomination.

2014

Was honored as Time Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world

Besides being nominated in lots of prestigious awards and being honored with them, he has also been listed in several prestigious listings. In 2014, he was honored by the Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. 

1998

First movie, Primary Colors

America Journalist and talk show host, Charlie Rose is also an actor and till now he has appeared in several movies and television series. In 1998, he appeared in his first movie and that was in Primary Colors. Besides this, he has also appeared in the movies like Elegy, The Royal Tenenbaums and many more.

March 29 , 2006

Underwent a heart surgery

At the end of March 2006, he suffered shortness of breath and at that time he was in Syria. Within short period of time, he was taken to Paris and there he underwent a heart surgery. That day, he underwent surgery of mitral valve repair.

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In 1968, Charlie got married to Mary King. Though he was happily married to her, this married list didn't last forever and they finally got divorced in 1980.

Charlie remained single for the next decade and then he began dating Amanda Burden. She is the current Principal at Bloomberg Associates. They are still in love with each other but they have not been married.

Charlie's parents were the owner of tobacco farmers and they also owned a country store. He also began helping them since he was seven. When he was in high school, he was active in basketball. After the completion of his high school graduation, he joined Duke University with a major in pre-med track but later he changed his major to politics. He joined BBC as a freelance journalist and then in 1972, he joined WPIX-TV as a weekend reporter. From 1984 till the end of 1990, he began serving CBS News as the anchor of CBS News Nightwatch. According to therichest.com, his net worth is expected to be around $23 million.

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