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Chris Rose (journalist)
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Chris Rose is a New Orleans, Louisiana
, writer. For years best known for light-hearted writing in the Times-Picayune, he gained greater attention for his chronicles of the effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans
since 2005. He left the paper in late 2009, and joined the New Orleans alternative weekly paper, Gambit Weekly
, in mid February 2010. He moved to WVUE Fox News 8 a year later (http://www.fox8live.com/content/entertainment/chris_rose/default.aspx), where he now delivers his pungent commentary on New Orleans life by video and column.
Rose graduated from the Georgetown Preparatory School
in 1978 and received a journalism
degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison
in 1982. After a stint as a staff writer at the Washington Post, he joined the Times-Picayune as a crime reporter in 1984. Over the years, he has covered national politics, economics, Southern regionalism, pop culture, and New Orleans
nightlife, traditions, lifestyles and entertainment.
Post-Katrina
, Rose gained notoriety and accolades as he chronicled the personal and public struggles of the disaster-stricken area. He returned to the theme in various ways, as in satirizing the 2008-2009 e-mail controversies swelling around New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin and Councilwoman Stacy Head
.
Rose is also the author of 1 Dead in Attic, which is a collection of stories recounting the first four harrowing months of life in New Orleans after Katrina. To date , 1 million copies have been sold . In 2007, a new, expanded edition was published in softcover.
in 2006 and won a Pulitzer for his contributions to the Times-Picayunes Public Service Award
. He was a finalist for the 2006 Michael Kelly Award.
Rose reigned as King of the Krewe du Vieux
for the 2007 New Orleans Mardi Gras
season.
left homeless by Hurricane Rita
and named the dog Luna Biscuit (which, he jokes, is French for Moon Pie
). In the 2007 edition of One Dead In Attic Rose revealed that he and his wife had separated.
In October 2006, Rose admitted to taking anti-depressants
after suffering from anxiety
and depression
after Hurricane Katrina
.
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
, writer. For years best known for light-hearted writing in the Times-Picayune, he gained greater attention for his chronicles of the effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans
Effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans
The effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans have been long-lasting. As the center of Katrina passed South-east of New Orleans on August 29, 2005, winds downtown were in the Category 3 range with frequent intense gusts and tidal surge. Hurricane force winds were experienced throughout the...
since 2005. He left the paper in late 2009, and joined the New Orleans alternative weekly paper, Gambit Weekly
Gambit Weekly
Gambit is a New Orleans, Louisiana-based free alternative weekly newspaper that was established in 1981 as Gambit Weekly. Gambit features reporting about local politics, news, food and drink, arts, music, film, events, environmental issues and other topics, as well as listings...
, in mid February 2010. He moved to WVUE Fox News 8 a year later (http://www.fox8live.com/content/entertainment/chris_rose/default.aspx), where he now delivers his pungent commentary on New Orleans life by video and column.
Georgetown Preparatory School
Georgetown Preparatory School is an American Jesuit college preparatory school for grades 9 through 12. It is the oldest all boys school in the United States, and the only Jesuit boarding school in the country...
in 1978 and received a journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
in 1982. After a stint as a staff writer at the Washington Post, he joined the Times-Picayune as a crime reporter in 1984. Over the years, he has covered national politics, economics, Southern regionalism, pop culture, and New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
nightlife, traditions, lifestyles and entertainment.
Post-Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
, Rose gained notoriety and accolades as he chronicled the personal and public struggles of the disaster-stricken area. He returned to the theme in various ways, as in satirizing the 2008-2009 e-mail controversies swelling around New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin and Councilwoman Stacy Head
Stacy Head
Stacy Aline Singleton Head is a member of the New Orleans City Council.-Early Life and Career:Stacy Head was born in 1969 as the daughter of Katherine Hamberlin Singleton and Ernest Lynn Singleton. She grew up in Greensburg, Saint Helena Parish, Louisiana...
.
Rose is also the author of 1 Dead in Attic, which is a collection of stories recounting the first four harrowing months of life in New Orleans after Katrina. To date , 1 million copies have been sold . In 2007, a new, expanded edition was published in softcover.
Awards and nominations
Rose was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished CommentaryPulitzer Prize for Commentary
The Pulitzer Prize for Commentary has been awarded since 1970. The Pulitzer Committee issues an official citation explaining the reasons for the award.-List of winners and their official citations:...
in 2006 and won a Pulitzer for his contributions to the Times-Picayunes Public Service Award
Pulitzer Prize for Public Service
The Pulitzer Prize for Public Service has been awarded since 1918 for a distinguished example of meritorious public service by a newspaper or news site through the use of its journalistic resources. Those resources, as well as reporting, may include editorials, cartoons, photographs, graphics,...
. He was a finalist for the 2006 Michael Kelly Award.
Rose reigned as King of the Krewe du Vieux
Krewe du Vieux
The Krewe du Vieux is a New Orleans Mardi Gras or Carnival krewe, originally and more fully known as the Krewe du Vieux Carré. The parade begins in the Marigny and slowly meanders its way through the Vieux Carre...
for the 2007 New Orleans Mardi Gras
New Orleans Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana, is a Carnival celebration well-known throughout the world.The New Orleans Carnival season, with roots in preparing for the start of the Christian season of Lent, starts after Twelfth Night, on Epiphany . It is a season of parades, balls , and king cake parties...
season.
Personal life
Rose is divorced from Kelly Gluth Rose, a native New Orleanian. They have three children: Katherine, Jack and James. The family adopted a dogDog
The domestic dog is a domesticated form of the gray wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties. The dog may have been the first animal to be domesticated, and has been the most widely kept working, hunting, and companion animal in...
left homeless by Hurricane Rita
Hurricane Rita
Hurricane Rita was the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the most intense tropical cyclone ever observed in the Gulf of Mexico. Rita caused $11.3 billion in damage on the U.S. Gulf Coast in September 2005...
and named the dog Luna Biscuit (which, he jokes, is French for Moon Pie
Moon pie
A moon pie or MoonPie is a pastry which consists of two round graham cracker cookies, with marshmallow filling in the center, dipped in chocolate or other flavors. The traditional pie is about three inches in diameter...
). In the 2007 edition of One Dead In Attic Rose revealed that he and his wife had separated.
In October 2006, Rose admitted to taking anti-depressants
Antidepressant
An antidepressant is a psychiatric medication used to alleviate mood disorders, such as major depression and dysthymia and anxiety disorders such as social anxiety disorder. According to Gelder, Mayou &*Geddes people with a depressive illness will experience a therapeutic effect to their mood;...
after suffering from anxiety
Anxiety disorder
Anxiety disorder is a blanket term covering several different forms of abnormal and pathological fear and anxiety. Conditions now considered anxiety disorders only came under the aegis of psychiatry at the end of the 19th century. Gelder, Mayou & Geddes explains that anxiety disorders are...
and depression
Clinical depression
Major depressive disorder is a mental disorder characterized by an all-encompassing low mood accompanied by low self-esteem, and by loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities...
after Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
.
See also
- Ed BlakelyEd BlakelyEdward James Blakely is known primarily for having been Executive Director of Recovery Management for the City of New Orleans. He is currently Honorary Professor in Urban Policy at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney....
- Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson
- Stacy Head
- William J. Jefferson
- Angus LindAngus LindAngus Miller Lind is a retired columnist for the New Orleans Times-Picayune. Lind retired in July 2009 after 39 years with The Times-Picayune and the now-defunct afternoon newspaper, The States-Item. He began as a general assignment reporter for The States-Item in 1970, and covered the biggest...
- Shelley Stephenson MiduraShelley Stephenson MiduraShelley Stephenson Midura is a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana and a former member of the New Orleans City Council. A Democrat, she represented District A from 2006 to her retirment in 2010. She first won election when she defeated Republican incumbent Jay Batt...
- Ray Nagin
- Sheila StroupSheila StroupSheila T. Stroup is a "Living" section columnist for the New Orleans Times-Picayune. Her column, rather than dealing with the celebrated news events of the day, invariably has to do with perceptions of the otherwise-unnoticed aspects of life, particularly in her native Northshore Region...
- Tracie Washington
- Veronica WhiteVeronica WhiteVeronica Toussaint White—born 1963 in Louisiana—is Director of Sanitation for the City of New Orleans, having held that position under appointment by mayor Ray Nagin since 2003. She received her pink slip from mayor-elect Mitch Landrieu on April 22, 2010....