Mikhail Prokhorov
Born	Mikhail Dmitrievitch Prokhorov (1965-05-03) 3 May 1965 (age 47) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Residence	Moscow, Russia
Citizenship	Russia
Alma mater	Moscow Finance Institute
Occupation	Businessman-Politician Membership in Parties: Komsomol (1979–1988) Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1988–1991) Right Cause (June–September 2011)
Known for	owner of the Brooklyn Nets
Net worth	US$13.2 billion (2012)[1]
Height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)[2]
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Mikhail Dmitrievitch Prokhorov (Russian: Михаил Дмитриевич Прóхоров; born 3 May 1965) is a Russian billionaire and owner of the American basketball team, the Brooklyn Nets. After graduating from the Moscow Finance Institute he made his name in the financial sector and went on to become one of Russia's leading industrialists in the precious metals sector. While he was running Norilsk Nickel, the company became the world's largest producer of nickel and palladium. He is the former chairman of Polyus Gold, Russia's largest gold producer, and former President of ONEXIM Group. He resigned both positions when he entered politics in June 2011.

In December 2011, Prokhorov capped a year of higher-profile political activity in Russia with the December declaration that he would run as an independent in the 2012 presidential elections. Russian prime minister and former president Vladimir Putin was the favorite in the race at the time of Prokhorov's announcement.

He is the seventh richest man from Russia and the 57th richest man in the world according to the 2012 Forbes listing with a fortune estimated at US$13.2 billion.^[1]

Family and early life[link]

Prokhorov was born in Moscow, the son of Tamara and Dmitri Prokhorov. He has one sibling, an elder sister, Irina. His maternal grandmother, Anna Belkina, was a prominent microbiologist who during the war stayed in Moscow to make vaccines while Tamara was moved east to safety. Prokhorov's father's parents were relatively wealthy kulaks but "his father lost everything and was forced to flee from one part of Siberia and restart life in another".^[3] Dmitry was trained as a lawyer and handled international relations for the Soviet Committee of Physical Culture and Sport. Tamara was a materials engineer at the Institute for Chemical Machine-Building.^[4] In his job, Dmitri had the rare privilege of traveling abroad. Tamara worked as an engineer for a research group at the institute specializing in plastics. They died within a year of each other from heart disease when they were in their late 50s and Prokhorov was in his early 20s.^[3] Prokhorov remained in their flat, which he shared with his divorced sister and her daughter. He became the breadwinner of the family, has never married and his sister, who "runs his philanthropic organizations, an erudite literary magazine, and a publishing house, ... lives in a wing of his mansion west of Moscow".^[4]

In 1989, he graduated with honors from the Finance University under the Government of the Russian Federation, known at the time as the Moscow Finance Institute. From 1989 to 1992, Prokhorov worked in a management position at the International Bank for Economic Cooperation. Thereafter he shortly served as head of Management Board of the MFK bank (International Finance Company^{[citation needed]}) and then the United Export-Import Bank, or Uneximbank (or Onexim Bank or Oneksimbank), with Alexander Khloponin, his best friend in college, and Vladimir Potanin, to whom he was introduced by Khloponin and who became his business partner.^[4]

Career[link]

In 1993, aged 28, Prokhorov became wealthy, aided by warm ties with the government of President Boris N. Yeltsin. During the largely un-regulated privatization of former state-controlled industries after the collapse of the USSR, Prokhorov and Potanin, the latter by then a deputy prime minister who oversaw privatization, engineered the acquisition of Norilsk Nickel by Uneximbank in 1995. Prokhorov became chairman of the board.^[5]

Prokhorov first major financial success came at MFK, which became a depository institution for the government. The bank acquired Soviet assets in the amount of US$300 to 400 million. Prokhorov held a post of the chairman of the board from 1992 until 1993. In 1993 Prokhorov became the chairman of board of Potanin’s Onexim Bank.

In 1993, Onexim Bank became the paying agent for Finance Ministry bonds and a servicing bank for the City of Moscow’s external economic activities. In 1994 it became the depository and paying agent for treasury obligations and in 1995 the authorized bank for the federal agency dealing with bankrupt enterprises.^[6][7]

Banks holding government funds earned handsome fees and paid minimal interest at a time when inflation was in the triple digits.^[8]

In the 1990s, the Russian government needed loans to operate. Prokhorov partnered with Potanin. Their Oneximbank ran auctions for the government. In these auctions, bidders won the right to loan the Russian government money. Oneximbank and its affiliates were the winning bidders at the Norlisk Nickel and other auctions they conducted. The Russian government secured the loans with blocks of shares of newly-privatized state enterprises. The government never repaid the loans, and Oneximbank received the shares in the privatized enterprises.^[8]

When cash privatization eventually replaced the failing voucher privatization phase, the government came up with a scheme to leverage the privatization process and quickly raise money for its cash-strapped operations. Under the "loans for shares" program, the administration sold off majority stakes in some of its prized companies in the energy, telecommunications, and metallurgical sectors in exchange for loans taken from the new private sector banks owned by rich businessmen. According to the terms of the loan, the lender could stake equity ownership in the company if the government failed to repay the loans by September 1996. Auctions conducted under the "loans for shares" program were executed in such a way that only the few businessmen who owned these banks were allowed to partake in auctions. Following these bogus auctions, the majority stakes in some of the biggest Russian companies were acquired by a small number of major banks at abysmally low prices. These businessmen also bankrolled Yeltsin's 1996 presidential election victory, exerting their influence over the then president.^[9]

Oneksim-bank purchased petroleum company SIDANKO, a part of Novolipetsk metallurgical industrial complex, Novorossisk marine shipping company and the big share of Northwest marine shipping company. In April, 1996 Prokhorov was included into board of directors of «Norilsk nickel» (then still belonging to the state). All these enterprises were purchased by Prokhorov and Potanin approximately for third of real value. The businessmen became the richest people in Russia.

Onexim bank bought Norilisk Nickel at auction for much less than the actual value of the company. In November 1995, Onexim Bank won 38 percent of Norilsk Nickel in a loans-for-shares auction for US$170.1 million, just US$100,000 higher than the bid starting price. At the time, Norilsk produced 25 percent of world nickel output.^[10]

Oneksimbank managed the Norilsk Nickel auction, with a reservation price of US$170 million. It arranged three bids from affiliates, all at US$170 or US$170.1 million. Rossiiski Kredit Bank offered US$355 million, over twice as much. Oneksimbank disqualified Rossiiski Kredit’s bid on the grounds that the bid amount exceeded Rossiiski Kredit’s charter capital (the nominal value of its outstanding shares); Oneksimbank’s affiliate won the bidding at US$170.1 million. Oneksimbank’s bid also exceeded its charter capital. The auction rules required Oneksimbank to provide any objections in advance of the auction, to give bidders time to cure them. No bid reflected the value of Norilsk Nickel, which had annual profits of around US$400 million.^[11]

The US news program 60 Minutes interviewed Prokhorov. The news program stated

Kremlin leaders gave him what amounts to an insiders opportunity to buy one of the state's most valuable assets. It was acquired from the Kremlin in a so-called auction for the measly sum of a few hundred million dollars in a process that even Prokhorov's business partner admits wasn't perfect, and probably not even legal under Western standards. But it was legal in Russia".

During the interview, Russian business correspondent Julia Latnina stated about the auction of Norlisk Nickel, "Yes, it was rigged. But, it can not be explained in normal economic to an outsider, especially an American. You had robber barons, we have oligarchs."^[12]

Norilsk Nickel[link]

After selling off most of Norilsk's non-mining assets, Prokhorov moved to modernize a complicated, expensive business venture which required icebreakers to transport metal over the frozen Arctic region. Prokhorov invested in an innovative Finnish freighter that did not require icebreakers. Norilsk Nickel is headquartered in Moscow. Environmental and labor conditions are harsh, and pollution remains a problem; Prokhorov has invested heavily in pollution control. However, the region continues to suffer from incredible pollution.^[13] He converted Norilsk Nickel's gold-mining interests into the US$8.5 billion corporation Polyus Gold, Russia's largest gold producer. In 2003, Prokhorov oversaw the acquisition of Stillwater Mining, his first international venture.^{[citation needed]}

Prokhorov resigned as Norilsk CEO in February 2007 and declared his intention to separate his assets from those of long-time partner Vladimir Potanin. The two engaged in protracted negotiations to separate the conglomerate Interros, co-owned by the two, into separate holdings.^[14]

ONEXIM Group[link]

In May 2007, following the decision to exit Interros, Prokhorov launched the private investment fund ONEXIM Group, with assets valued at US$17 billion at the time. As the de-merger from Interros proceeded, and as other industries caught Prokhorov's attention, the group rapidly changed its investment profile. In April 2008, Prokhorov sold his most valuable asset - a 25% plus two shares stake in Norilsk Nickel - to United Company RUSAL, another mining conglomerate controlled by fellow billionaire Oleg Deripaska, in exchange for some 14% of Rusal stock, about US$5 billion in cash and an obligation to pay over US$2 billion more. The deal has been singled out as a major success for Prokhorov as only three months later, following a dip in oil prices, a disastrous stock market crash halved the value of most Russian companies, including Norilsk. He emerged as one of the very few businessmen to have cashed out in time. However, his wealth has also been affected, as the value of his remaining interests in various companies (including Rusal and Open Investments) declined sharply, and as the remaining payment from Rusal had to be postponed. It has since been fully paid.^{[citation needed]}

In September 2008, ONEXIM Group acquired 50% of Renaissance Capital,^[15] a major Russian investment bank which has reportedly encountered liquidity problems. ONEXIM also purchased a small bank, renaming it IFC (for the bank which Prokhorov had run in the early 1990s).

One of ONEXIM Group's divisions focuses on the development of nanotechnology investing in high-technology projects such as white LEDs. One of the key areas of development is the production of materials with ultra–tiny structures used in energy generation and medicine. In that purpose in 2008 ONEXIM purchased Optogan.^{[citation needed]}

In June 2007, then-Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov announced the formation of the Government Council for Nanotechnology, to oversee the development of nanotechnology in the country. Prokhorov was one of 15 individuals appointed to the council, which was to be chaired by then-First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov.

A high-profile media venture is JV!, a media group led by the publisher of Kommersant, Vladimir Yakovlev; the group publishes, among other things, such magazines targeted at the wealthy as Snob and Russian Pioneer.^{[citation needed]}

In July 2009, the shareholders of RBC Information Systems agreed with ONEXIM Group of Mikhail Prokhorov to sell the latest issue of the additional 51% stake for US$80 million, half of which went to pay off debts. The deal was closed in 2010. Prokhorov has business interests in mining and metallurgy (Polyus Gold, Intergeo, stake in Rusal), financial services (IFC-Bank, Soglassye insurance company, half of Renaissance Capital), utilities (stake in Quadra), nanotech, media (JV!) and real estate development (Open Investments).^{[citation needed]}

Sports and patronage[link]

In March 2004, he founded the Cultural Initiatives Foundation (as part of the Mikhail Prokhorov Foundation). It is headed by Prokhorov's elder sister, Irina, a prominent Russian publisher. At one time, he financially supported CSKA Moscow's basketball, hockey and football clubs, and is a member of the Supreme Council of the Sport Russia organization.^{[citation needed]} Prokhorov currently serves as president of the Russian Biathlon Union. He is also an avid freeride/freestyle jet skier. He performs tricks on a stand up jet ski. In the 60 Minutes interview he stated that a backflip is his hardest trick.^[12]

In September 2009, he made an offer to buy a controlling interest in the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association and half of a project to build a new arena in Brooklyn.^[16] On 11 May 2010, the NBA approved the sale of the Nets to Prokhorov, making him majority owner of the team with an 80% stake, as well as a 45% interest in their new Barclays Center.^[17][18] He thus became the first non-North American and tallest (he stands 6'8") NBA owner. In December, 2011, after announcing his run for the Russian presidency, the NBA confirmed that Prokhorov's ownership interest would not need to be altered in the event of his election. (Sitting U.S. Senator Herb Kohl owns the Milwaukee Bucks.)^[19]

On April 30, 2012, the Nets officially made the move to Brooklyn, rebranding themselves as the Brooklyn Nets.

Controversies[link]

At a Christmas party for the Russian rich at the French Alpine resort of Courchevel in January 2007, he was arrested on suspicion of arranging prostitutes for his guests.^[20] After three days he was released without charge.^[21] In September 2009, Prokhorov was officially cleared from this charge and the judicial case was dismissed.^[22] According to the French prosecutor, he had paid all expenses for the single women to travel to France, but they were neither professional prostitutes, nor working for a prostitution agency.^[23] According to his blog, he made an apology for his actions during a visit to France in 2009.^[24]

In parallel, resolved another important question for me. I have apologized for the well-known event in January 2007. So in this case is over.

Prokhorov made headlines in early March 2010 when he was forced to forfeit a £36 million deposit he placed on the £360 million Villa Leopolda in the French Riviera in 2008. Under French property law, once an initial sale contract has been signed, a deposit can only be refunded during a seven day cooling-off period. On 2 March 2010, a court in Nice, France ruled that the villa's owner, 71-year-old Lily Safra, widow of deceased billionaire banker Edmond Safra, could keep the £36 million deposit, plus £1 million in interest.^[25]

Regarding Prokhorov's political efforts and the Right Cause party, critical commentators claim that the entire endeavor is just a project of the Kremlin closely curated by Vladislav Surkov and that Prokorov was effectively appointed a party leader.^[26][27] According to them, the "puppet party" was designed to divert opposition voters by using liberal rhetoric.

Awards[link]

In August 2006, he was awarded the Order of Friendship for his significant contribution to the growth of Russia's economic potential, when the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, signed an order for the granting of state honors on 18 August 2006. In March 2011, he was bestowed with the French Legion of Honour. France's ambassador to Moscow, Jean de Gliniastrance, presented it at the French embassy in Moscow.^{[citation needed]}

Russian politics[link]

In May 2011, Prokhorov announced a plan to join the leadership of the Russian pro-business political party Right Cause. While not antagonistic to the Kremlin, the party was seen as likely to support President Dmitry Medvedev rather than Prime Minister Vladimir Putin if the latter entered the 2012 presidential race. In June, Prokhorov was elected to the leadership of the party at the Right Cause Party Congress of 2011. At the acceptance ceremony, Prokhorov officially criticized the present ruling tandem of Medvedev-Putin, the structure of Russia, and vowed to bring Russia back to a stable development course.^[28] However, in September, Prokhorov reversed course and resigned from Right Cause, "condemning it as a 'puppet Kremlin party' micromanaged by a 'puppet master' in the president's office ..., Vladislav Y. Surkov".^[5]

In December 2011, after the legislative elections, Prokhorov announced that he would contest the 2012 presidential election against Vladimir Putin as an independent.^[29] Prokhorov called it at the time "probably^[30] the most important decision of my life".^[29]

In the 4 March 2012 presidential polling, Prokhorov gained 7.94% of the vote.^[31]

See also[link]

• List of billionaires
• Ё-mobile

References[link]

External links[link]

• Article about his 12 January 2007 arrest, MSNBC.
• 2007 Kommersant article about Prokhorov standing down as Norilsk CEO, kommersant.com.

Mike Francesa
File:MikeFrancesa2008.jpg Francesa at the annual Bar A show in Belmar, New Jersey in 2008
Born	(1954-03-20) March 20, 1954 (age 58) Long Beach, New York, U.S.
Show	Mike's On: Francesa on the FAN (2008-present) The NFL Now (1987-present) Mike'd Up: The Francesa Sports Final (2003-2011)
Station(s)	WFAN & YES Network, New York City
Time slot	9 a.m. – 12 p.m., Sunday (during the NFL season)
Style	Sports radio
Country	United States

Michael Patrick "Mike" Francesa, Jr. (born March 20, 1954) is an American radio talk show host and television commentator. He is primarily known in his former role co-hosting the popular Mike and the Mad Dog show on WFAN in New York City. Francesa now hosts his own show, Mike's On: Francesa on the FAN, during the afternoon drive slot formerly occupied by Mike and the Mad Dog.

Career[link]

CBS Sports[link]

Francesa started his career by spending six years at College and Pro Football Newsweekly. He was hired by CBS Sports in 1982 as a researcher, focusing primarily on college sports.^[1] In CBS Sports, he was initially a behind-the-scenes, statistic-wielding editorial assistant, but network executives were so impressed by his knowledge that he was made a studio analyst for college basketball and football^[2] and acquired such a reputation that The New Yorker termed him "Brent Musburger’s brain."^[3]

When he was a studio analyst at CBS Sports, he said the most common complaint he heard was about his New York accent.^[4]

ESPN tried to lure Francesa as its studio expert on college football, college basketball and NFL in 1991, but he declined the offer.^[5]

Francesa announced on the radio that he quit CBS on April 1, 1993^[6] before the 1993 Final Four began.^[7]

WFAN[link]

When WFAN was launched in 1987, Francesa thought he would be good at radio and applied for a host job, but the station management was looking for top-shelf types, rather than someone with no experience and he was only offered a producer's job, which he rejected.^[8] With his then-wife Kate's encouragement, Francesa continued to pursue WFAN. Finally WFAN gave him a job as a weekend host talking college football and basketball in August 1987.^[9] Because of the positive reviews, Francesa began to guest-host other shows.^[1]

Because of his initial success as a weekend and fill-in host, he was teamed with local New York City host Ed Coleman and the duo had a popular show on the 10 a.m.-2 p.m. slot. In 1989, WFAN was looking for hosts to replace the controversial Pete Franklin in the afternoon drive time period between 3 and 7 p.m. Station management decided to team the knowledgeable, but somewhat dry Francesa with the young and vibrant Chris Russo. While Francesa's brand of sports commentating was considered hard-hitting and serious, Russo's was lighter, unconventional, and more entertaining. The show was dubbed Mike and the Mad Dog. The show quickly gained popularity and was a staple of the New York sports scene from 1989-2008.

Francesa also hosts a weekly radio show called The NFL Now, which has originated from WFAN since 1987. It eventually became syndicated and at one time was simulcast on MSNBC and later via video Webcast on NBCSports.com. The NFL Now became a syndicated program again when WBZ-FM in Boston started airing the show, a few weeks after the station's launch. Francesa on the FAN can be seen on the YES Network.

He does the nightly "Sportstime" commentary on the CBS Radio Network and Westwood One. Francesa regularly contributed to the Imus in the Morning program with his views on sports while it aired on WFAN and Westwood One.

Francesa's trademark intro to a show he is hosting by himself is "From the studios of WFAN in New York and simulcast across the country on the YES Network this is Mike's On: Francesa on the FAN."

On August 14, 2008, it was announced that Chris "Mad Dog" Russo decided to leave WFAN, and thus ended the Mike and the Mad Dog show two weeks shy of its 19th anniversary scenario. This ended two months of speculation of whether the show was going to make it to a 20th season. At the same time, Francesa signed a five-year deal to stay at WFAN.^[10] September 8, 2008 officially marked the kickoff of Francesa's new WFAN program, which he announced on air would be called Mike'd Up, the same name as his former weekly television program on WNBC.

On January 17, 2012 the show was renamed Mike's On. After Francesa left the show Mike'd Up: The Francesa Sports Final in WNBC, the television station retained the rights to the name of the show. NBC and CBS did not reach an agreement for the rights and WFAN changed the name.^[11]

Other projects[link]

Francesa hosted Around the NFL with Bill Parcells on MSG Network between August 30, 1991^[12] and April 16, 1992. When the show was cancelled, Francesa said, "I was disappointed. I wanted to do a second year, but it's a very expensive show to produce."^[13]

In 1990, Francesa began hosting a talk show following Knicks and Rangers games at Madison Square Garden called Live from the Play By Play. The Play By Play is a restaurant in Madison Square Garden. The show featured sports and entertainment figures in a "late night" talk style program.

In 1998, Francesa began a website called mikesports.com, but the project was abandoned and is no longer online.^[14]

Francesa auditioned for the Monday Night Football job in 2000 that eventually went to Dennis Miller.^[15]

In 2003, Francesa began hosting an 11:30 PM Sunday Night Sports Show on WNBC-TV in New York City entitled Mike'd Up: The Francesa Sports Final. Taking a live hand-off from the end of the WNBC-TV local news, Francesa then launches into in-depth analysis of the weekend games -- with a focus geared towards the New York-area teams. He also interviews notable athletes, coaches, and sportswriters. The show was intended to span the length of the NFL season, but proved so successful that WNBC extended the show to run year-round. Weekend sports anchor Bruce Beck usually filled in when Francesa had the summer off.

However, on July 15, 2011, it was reported in the New York Post and Newsday that Francesa would end his tenure as host of the Sunday night program, effective immediately, citing his wish to spend more time with his family.^[16] Bruce Beck is continuing to host the program, but its future is still uncertain.

Personal[link]

Francesa was born and raised in Long Beach, New York.^[17] He is the second son of Michael Francesa, Sr., who abandoned the family when Francesa was eight years old.^[3] He has an older brother, John and a younger brother, Marty, who committed suicide on November 27, 1990.^[8] He attended Maria Regina High School, now Kellenberg, in Uniondale,^[18] and graduated from St. John's University in 1977 (transferring there after one year at the University of South Florida), majoring in communications and athletic administration. He first married Kate in 1983^[19] but divorced in the 1990s.

Currently a resident of Manhasset, New York. Francesa married his current wife, Rose (whom he usually refers to as Roe), on July 14, 2000^[20] and they have three children, fraternal twins Emily Grace and Jack Patrick, born on January 17, 2005^[21][22] and Harrison James, born on November 20, 2006.^[23]

Health[link]

Francesa has also had a number of health problems. He had reconstructive surgery on both of his knees. He participated in junior varsity high school baseball, but was cut. He frequently refers to his "baseball career" on the air, garnering him some derision because of the use of the word "career" ^[3] in reference to his high school playing days.

During the first week of June 2006, Francesa missed a few days on the radio for what was termed as 'personal reasons'. Soon after returning, on the June 8, 2006 show, he revealed that following medical tests, he needed to change his diet due to his weight struggles.^[24] He also admitted to going to the hospital to get an angioplasty done. Francesa had emergency knee surgery on August 31, 2006 to repair his shattered kneecap when he played golf the day before in Westhampton Beach, New York.^[25][26]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Mike Francesa bio on WFAN

Charlie Rose
Rose in May 2010
Born	Charles Peete Rose, Jr. (1942-01-05) January 5, 1942 (age 70) Henderson, North Carolina, U.S.
Education	Duke University B.A. (1964) Duke University J.D. (1968)
Occupation	Talk show host Journalist
Years active	1972–present
Notable credit(s)	Charlie Rose, 60 Minutes II, 60 Minutes, CBS News Nightwatch, CBS This Morning
Website
http://www.charlierose.com/

Charles Peete "Charlie" Rose, Jr. (born January 5, 1942)^[1] is an American television talk show host and journalist. Since 1991 he has hosted Charlie Rose, an interview show distributed nationally by PBS since 1993. He has also co-anchored CBS This Morning since January 2012. Rose, along with Lara Logan, has hosted the revived CBS classic Person to Person, a news program during which celebrities are interviewed in their homes, originally hosted from 1953 to 1961 by Edward R. Murrow.^[2]

Early life[link]

Rose was born in Henderson, North Carolina, the only child^[3] of Margaret Frazier and Charles Peete Rose, Sr., tobacco farmers who owned a country store.^[4][5] As a child, Rose lived above his parents' store in Henderson and helped out with the family business from age seven.^[6] Rose admitted in a Fresh Dialogues interview that as a child his insatiable curiosity was constantly getting him in trouble.^[7] A high school basketball star, Rose entered Duke University intending to pursue a degree with a pre-med track, but an internship in the office of Democratic North Carolina Senator B. Everett Jordan got him interested in politics.^[8] Rose graduated in 1964 with a bachelor's degree in history. At Duke, he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order fraternity. He earned a Juris Doctor from the Duke University School of Law in 1968.^[6] He met his wife, Mary (née King), while attending Duke.^[3][4]

Career[link]

After his wife was hired by the BBC (in New York), Rose handled some assignments for the BBC on a freelance basis. In 1972, while continuing to work at Bankers Trust, he landed a job as a weekend reporter for WPIX-TV. His break came in 1974, after Bill Moyers hired Rose as managing editor for the PBS series Bill Moyers' International Report. In 1975, Moyers named Rose executive producer of Bill Moyers Journal. Rose soon began appearing on camera. "A Conversation with Jimmy Carter," one installment of Moyers's series U.S.A.: People and Politics, won a 1976 Peabody Award. Rose worked at several networks honing his interview skills until KXAS-TV in Dallas-Fort Worth hired him as program manager and gave him the late-night time slot that would become the Charlie Rose show.

Rose worked for CBS News (1984–1990) as the anchor of CBS News Nightwatch, the network's first late-night news broadcast. The Nightwatch broadcast of Rose's interview with Charles Manson won an Emmy Award in 1987.^[4] In 1990, Rose left CBS to serve as anchor of Personalities, a syndicated program produced by Fox Broadcasting Company, but he got out of his contract after six weeks because of the tabloid-style content of the show. Charlie Rose premiered on PBS station Thirteen/WNET on September 30, 1991, and has been nationally syndicated since January 1993. In 1994, Rose moved the show to a studio owned by Bloomberg Television, which allowed for improved satellite interviewing.^[9]

Rose was a correspondent for 60 Minutes II^[10] from its inception in January 1999 until its cancellation in September 2005, and was later named a correspondent on 60 Minutes.^[11]

Rose was a member of the board of directors of Citadel Broadcasting Corporation from 2003 to 2009.^[3] In May 2010, Charlie Rose delivered the commencement address at North Carolina State University.

On November 15, 2011, it was announced that Rose would return to CBS to help anchor CBS This Morning, replacing The Early Show, commencing January 9, 2012, along with co-anchors Erica Hill and Gayle King.

Cameo appearances[link]

Rose has appeared as himself in the 1998 film Primary Colors,^[12] in a 2000 episode of The Simpsons^[13] and in the 2008 movie Elegy.^[14] He and his show were also used in the Wes Anderson film The Royal Tenenbaums. He also appears as himself in the 2011 George Clooney directed film, The Ides of March.

[edit] Accusations of conflict of interest

While hosting the 2002 Coca-Cola Company shareholders' meeting, Rose said "few companies are able to connect as completely with consumers in the way that Coca-Cola is. It is a privilege to be associated with [The Coca-Cola family] ... This is the business of Coca-Cola: being part of a family, being worldwide, doing well and doing good at the same time."^[15] Afterward, Coca-Cola agreed to become what Rose called "a leading underwriter" of The Charlie Rose Show, paying "six or possibly seven figures."^[16] Even the Charlie Rose mugs used on his PBS show feature a Coca-Cola logo on one side.^[17][18] Although CBS News policy bars correspondents from doing commercials and product endorsements, the Washington Post reported CBS was "comfortable" with Rose's actions. Rose insists he "would never do a story on 60 Minutes II about anybody who underwrites my PBS show."^[16]

[edit] Quiet influence

The New York Times reported that Rose encouraged a discussion between the leaders of NBC and Fox, that led eventually to a mutual reduction in ad hominem attacks between Keith Olbermann and Bill O'Reilly on their respective news programs.^[19]

Rose has attended several Bilderberg Group conference meetings, including meetings held in the United States in 2008;^[20] Spain in 2010;^[21] and Switzerland in 2011.^[22] These unofficial conferences hold guests from North America and Western Europe, most of whom are political leaders and businessmen. Details of meetings are closed off to the public and strictly invitation-only, and critics^[who?] speculate the controversial nature of these meetings of highly influential people. Accusations from conspiracy theorists against The Charlie Rose show claim that it has become the US media outlet for Bilderberg.^{[23][unreliable source?]}

Personal life[link]

Rose's twelve-year marriage to Mary Rose (née King) ended in divorce in 1980. Mary is the sister-in-law of Morgan Stanley Chairman John J. Mack. Since 1993, his companion has been socialite and chairman of the New York City Planning Commission and director of the city department of planning Amanda Burden, a stepdaughter of CBS founder William S. Paley.^[24]

On March 29, 2006, after experiencing shortness of breath in Syria, Rose was flown to Paris and underwent surgery for mitral valve repair in the Georges-Pompidou European Hospital. His surgery was performed under the supervision of Alain F. Carpentier, a pioneer of the procedure.^[25] Rose returned to the air on June 12, 2006, with Bill Moyers and Yvette Vega (the show's executive producer), to discuss his surgery and recuperation.

In a 2009 Fresh Dialogues interview, Rose described his life as "great and glorious."^[7] He added, '"I get up every morning with a new adventure. The adventure is fueled by interesting people. I get a chance to control my own destiny. I do something that is immediately either appreciated or not. I get feedback."

Rose owns a 575-acre (2.33 km²) farm in Oxford, North Carolina, an apartment overlooking Central Park in New York City, a beach house in Bellport, New York, an apartment in Washington D.C.^[3] and an apartment in Paris, France.

References[link]

External links[link]

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• Charlie Rose Official website of his eponymous show
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• Charlie Rose at the Internet Movie Database
• Charlie Rose collected news and commentary at the Los Angeles Times
• Charlie Rose collected news and commentary at The New York Times
• Charlie Rose at the Notable Names Database
• Charlie Rose shows on Hulu
• celebritynetworth.com, Celebrity Net Worth, Charlie Rose
• Why Business Loves Charlie Rose David A. Kaplan, Fortune, September 28, 2009