My dad adored watching Emmy and Peabody award-winning Charlie Rose interview extraordinary people, featuring his delving questions, insights and “conversations.”
My dad never missed an interview and would tape it if he was out and about so that he could watch it later — this was before streaming! He was an adoring fan and I am, too!
Lucky for me, a few years ago I saw Charlie at a restaurant in Southampton and I had to go over and tell him how much he was adored and respected. With my dad’s admiration in mind, I asked Charlie if he would conduct an interview from his famous table at the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center (WBPAC) — to my delight he said yes!
Charlie may be off CBS, but his podcasts get an enormous audience on iTunes. Now, we can all see him in person at