Chris Rose (journalist)

Chris Reynolds Rose
Rose reading at a book signing, August 2007
Rose reading at a book signing, August 2007
CitizenshipAmerican
EducationGeorgetown Preparatory School
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
Genrenon-fiction

Chris Rose is a New York Times Best-Selling New Orleans, Louisiana, writer and journalist.[1] 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.

Life

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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. Rose's column regularly appears at his "New Orleans stories"[2] Times-Picayune web site. 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.[3]

Rose 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,[4] where he delivered his pungent commentary on New Orleans life by video and column, up until his abrupt and arguably controversial termination in March 2013.[5]

After his dismissals from Gambit and WVUE, Rose found work as restaurant waiter. More recently, Chris Rose has been writing for Rouses, a grocery store chain based in Louisiana. Rose writes for the chain's trade magazine, contributing articles on food related topics.[6]

In 2016, Rose became a licensed tour guide. His walking tour covers mainly the music history of New Orleans and 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. The book went on to become a New York Times Bestseller and garnered a number of accolades.[7]

Awards and nominations

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Rose was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Commentary in 2006 and won a Pulitzer for his contributions to the Times-Picayune's 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.

Personal life

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Rose is divorced from Kelly Gluth Rose, a native New Orleanian. They have three children: Katherine, Jack and James. The family adopted a dog left homeless by Hurricane Rita and named the dog Luna Biscuit (which, he jokes, is French for Moon Pie). In the 2007 edition of 1 Dead In Attic Rose revealed that he and his wife had separated.

In October 2006, Rose wrote about taking anti-depressants after suffering from anxiety and depression after Hurricane Katrina.[8]

Works

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  • 1 Dead in Attic: After Katrina. Simon & Schuster. 4 August 2015. ISBN 978-1-4391-2624-0.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Nonfiction Review: 1 Dead in Attic: After Katrina". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Chris Rose". The Times-Picayune. Archived from the original on 2012-05-06. Retrieved 2012-05-21 – via NOLA.com.
  3. ^ Rose satirically published fictitious e-mail messages to fellow columnist Sheila Stroup about fellow columnist Angus Lind (Chris Rose, "The Chris Rose e-mails" in Times-Picayune, 2009 May 19, Saint Tammany Edition, p. C1; web version = "Chris Rose releases first e-mail: more to come").
  4. ^ "Chris Rose - New Orleans Local News, Weather, Sports, Investigations". Fox8live.com. 2012-03-30. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
  5. ^ Walker, Dave (April 5, 2013). "Citing a tightening newsroom budget, WVUE dismisses commentator Chris Rose". Times Picayune. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  6. ^ Welch, Michael Patrick (March–April 2015). "The Irredeemable Chris Rose". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  7. ^ Ringle, Ken (May 14, 2006). "Bitter Waters". The Washington Post. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  8. ^ Rose, Chris (October 22, 2006). "Hell and Back". Times-Picayune. Archived from the original on January 6, 2007. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
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