LES ROSE
Professor of Practice
S.I. Newhouse School, Syracuse University
Broadcast and Digital Journalism
215 University Place, Newhouse 2-376
Syracuse, NY 13210
[email protected]
(213) 999-5516 (c)
EDUCATION and PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Masters of Arts, Journalism 2010
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Bachelor of Arts, Broadcast Journalism 1979
University of South Florida, Tampa
CAREER EXPERIENCE
Professor of Practice, S.I. Newhouse School
Broadcast and Digital Journalism
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
August 2016 to Present
- Primary Instructor: COM 100, COM 117, BDJ 342 (464), BDJ 500
- Student Engagement: Advisor, Thesis Advisor, Honors Thesis Project Advisor, Mentoring, Coaching, Internship Faculty Supervisor, Undergraduate & Graduate Levels, BDJ Graduate Student Internship Course Sponsor & Consultant
- Faculty Support: Guest Lecturer, Guest Professor
Television News Photojournalist and Field Producer
CBS Network News, Los Angeles Bureau
November 1998 to July 2016
- Assignments include all CBS News Broadcasts and primetime news programs and extensive weekly work for “CBS Sunday Morning.”
- Ongoing: Photojournalist and field producer for CBS News primetime news programs
- CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley (as well as Dan Rather, Bob Schieffer, and Katie Couric).
- Co-photojournalist, “On the Road with Steve Hartman” 2011 – 2016
- Photojournalist, “Everybody Has a Story” with Steve Hartman 1998 – 2004
- Photojournalist, “60 Minutes 2” end segments with Steve Hartman 2005
- Co-photojournalist, “Assignment America” segments 2005 – 2010
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS (VOLUNTEER POSITIONS)
Utica City School District, Career and Technical Education Program, Thomas R. Proctor High School, Utica, New York
January 2026 – Present
Advisory Board Member
National Press Photographers Foundation
Spring 2024- Present
TV News Scholarship, Student Division, Judge
National Press Photographers Association (NPPA)
Spring 2023- Present
National Competition Judge: Yoder, and Hutchinson/Wheeler Awards & Advanced Storytelling Scholarship
Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists (FABJ)
Spring 2023- Present
Florida News Awards, Professional Division Judge
Empire State Scholastic Press Association (ESSPA)
Fall 2025
Faculty Judge, BDJ Department, Best School/Community/Entertainment Feature Story
White House News Photographer Association
Spring 2024
Competition Judge- White House Editor of the Year
Student Television Network (STN)
Spring 2024
STN National Convention Middle School PSA & Silent Film Judge
Student Television Network (STN)
Spring 2023
STN National Convention Middle School Feature Story & Silent Film Judge
Student Television Network (STN)
Fall 2022
Fall Nationals High School & Middle School Journalism Competition Judge
Radio and Television News Association (RTNA) of Southern California
Fall 2022
73rd Golden Mike Awards Contest, Best Light Feature Reporting, Ten Minutes or Less, Judge
The Academy of Scholastic Broadcasting (ASB)
Fall 2022
Four State 60 Second Silent Film, Novice Contest Competition Judge
Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists
Spring 2022
Florida News Awards, Professional 2022 FABJ Competition Judge
National Press Photographers Foundation
Spring 2021- Spring 22
Student Television Competition Judge
National Press Photographers Association
Spring 2021
National Competition Judge
Television Academy
Spring 2021
Los Angeles Emmy Awards Judge, EP-Lighting, Camera & Technical Arts- Information Section
National Press Photographers Association
Spring 2020
Best of Photojournalism Competition Judge
Associated Press (AP)
Fall 2019
New York State AP Broadcasters, AP Broadcast Contest Judge
Florida Scholastic Press Association (FSPA)
Spring 2019
Short Documentary, Digital Content Judge
Television Academy
Spring 2019
Los Angeles Area 71st Emmy Awards Judge, Feature Segment, Human Interest News Story, and Live Coverage of an Unscheduled News Event
Associated Press (AP)
2019
AP Broadcast Great Plains Contest, Nebraska and the Dakotas, Broadcast Contest Judge
Student Television Network
March 2012 – Present
Advisory Board: Program development assistance and seminar formulation for yearly convention and judging student work.
Columbia (MO.) Area Career Center, Journalism Programs
September 2009 – 2018
Board Member: Program development assistance and student work critic.
National Press Photographers Association
January 2000 – 2018
TV News Critique Chairman: Program administration to critique stories from NPPA television photographers, editors, reporters and anchors nationwide.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS and AFFILIATIONS
Syracuse Press Club
Society of Professional Journalists
Broadcast Education Association
SEMINARS and LECTURE ENGAGEMENTS
2026 Sound of Life Storytelling Workshop, Sound of Life Media, Asheville, NC, Presenter
2026 Syracuse University Summer College- On Campus (High School Students): BDJ: TV News Storytelling Instructor
2026 SU Trauma and Risk Workshops w/ Ken Harper, Newhouse. “Silenced Series: Journalist Safety-The Toolkit Workshops” w. CPJ Freedom of the Press Foundation, and the International Women’s Media Foundation, Workshop Speaker
2025 Empire State School Press Association (ESSPA) Conference, Three-Session Leader
2025 Syracuse University Summer College- On Campus (High School Students): BDJ: TV News Storytelling Instructor
2025 Session Presenter, Newhouse & Syracuse Latin School 7th Grade Visit
2024 Empire State School Press Association (ESSPA) Session Leader
2024 Syracuse University Summer College- Online and On Campus (High School Students): BDJ: TV News Storytelling Instructor
2023 Empire State School Press Association (ESSPA) Interactive Workshop Presenter
2023 Kentucky Broadcaster Association (KBA) Annual Conference, Lunch Session Presentation, Guest Speaker, and Professional Development Speaker, Journalism
2023 Trama-Informed Workshop w/ Ken Harper, Newhouse. “When Things Fall Apart: Trauma-Informed Journalism in the Age of Chaos,” Workshop Speaker
2023 Syracuse University Summer College- Online and On Campus (High School Students): BDJ: TV News Storytelling Instructor
2023 Student Television Network (STN) National Convention, Long Beach, CA, Visual Cues Videography Exercise Workshops, Syracuse University Panels, & Giving a Voice to the Voiceless Presentations
2023 Speaker, Les Rose, Broadcast Journalist, Behind the Lens, The English-Speaking Union, Syracuse Branch
2023 The Syracuse University Batemann Case Study Competition Team Speaker Panel Panelist, “Take a 2nd Look”
2022 ESSPA New York State Conference for the National Student Press Association, BDJ Workshop- Video Storytelling
2022 Syracuse University Summer College- Online and On Campus (High School Students): BDJ: TV News Storytelling Instructor
2022 Frazier Middle School Media Day, Newhouse, Promoting Awareness of College Preparations w/ Wesley Whiteside and Christina Kinsey Syracuse University
2021 Radio Interview w/ Host Ann Fisher on All Sides with Ann Fisher, WOSU Public Media, NPR, Columbus, OH
2021 Career Spotlight Presenter, Florida Virtual Middle School, Megabyte Broadcast Club w/ Beth Kennedy, FT MS Journalism Instructor
2021 Syracuse University Alumni Minnowbrook Conference Weekend, Keynote Speaker
2021 Instructor (& Developer) of Syracuse Summer College for High School Course, Broadcast and Digital Journalism: TV News Storytelling Online Course Summer 2021
2021 Virtual Teachapalooza: Front-Edge Teaching Tools for College Educators, “Managing Demanding Students” Breakout Moderator
2021 Guest Presenter, Storytelling Workshop, Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy (ADA) University, Baku, Azerbaijan
2021 Student Television Network (STN) 2021 Virtual Convention Speaker, “Changing the World, One Story at a Time”
2021 Guest Presenter for BDJ Reporting for Professor Faith Sidlow, Cal State Fresno
2020 Visual Storytelling Video Chat for Don Goble’s Students (Broadcast Technology, Film, and Multimedia Teacher at Ladue School District), St. Louis, Missouri, Instructor
2020 Zoom Event, Maui Waena Intermediate School, Kahului, Hawaii (Middle School Class – Student Television Network), Guest Speaker
2020 Virtual Poynter Institute Teachapalooza, St. Petersburg Florida, Instructor
2020 Syracuse Summer College for High School Course, Broadcast and Digital Journalism: TV News Storytelling, Instructor (& Developer)
2020 National Press Photographer’s Association of America National Workshop, Online, Speaker & Instructor
2020 Newhouse First Year Engagement Activities, “Broken Hearts and Luggage Carts: True Tales of TV News,” Online, Presenter
2020 JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention, “Les Rose on Broken Hearts and Luggage Carts: True Tales of TV News,” Virtual Presenter
2019 National Press Photographers Association News Video Workshop, Norman, Oklahoma, speaker & faculty
2019 Student Television Network National Convention, Seattle, Washington, session speaker
2019 Excellence in Journalism Convention, San Antonio, TX, participant and student speaker
2019 The Poynter Institute NewsU Video Storytelling Webinar, St. Petersburg, Florida, instructor
2019 The Poynter Institute Teachapalooza, St. Petersburg, Florida, instructor
2019 Military Motion Media Camera/ Editing Refresher Course, Newhouse SU, instructor
2019 “The Power of Storytelling,” FaceTime Friday Series Alpharetta High School, Fulton County Georgia, Audio-Video, Technology & Film Students (STN- Student Television Network), guest speaker
2019 Multimedia Photography & Design and Military Photojournalism Leader for Military Motion Media Students, Fall Photography Workshop, Newhouse, instructor
2019 New York Scholastic Press Association (ESSPA- Empire State School Press Association), High School Journalist Conference, session speaker
2019 High School Journalism Webinar, Russian High School Journalism Students, Youth TV Bridge – Eurasia Foundation, developer and presenter of three individual sessions
2018 Student Television Network National Convention, session speaker
2018 National Press Photographers Association News Video Workshop, keynote speaker & faculty
2018 Florida Scholastic Press Association Annual State Convention, keynote speaker & sessions speaker
2018 USAID Macedonia, Consultant for USAID.Gov (through AECOM), Sitel Television Network Skopje, Macedonia
2018 California State University Summer Arts Program, Visual Storytelling, Fresno, California, co-developer & instructor
2018 Military Motion Media Camera/ Editing Refresher Course, Newhouse SU, instructor
2018 Multimedia Photography & Design and Military Photojournalism Leader for Military Motion Media Students, Fall Photography Workshop, Newhouse, instructor
2018 Excellence in Journalism Convention, Baltimore, MD, participant and student speaker
2017 Michigan Association of Broadcasters, seminar leader
2017 National Press Photographers Association News Video Workshop, keynote speaker & faculty
2017 Student Television Network National Convention, guest speaker
2017 North Carolina Broadcasters, guest speaker
2017 Storytelling Workshop Advance Media NY, instructor
2017 MediaShift/ CUNY Twitter Chat, Participant/Newhouse Representative
2017 Sound of Life Storytelling Workshop, keynote speaker
2017 Military Motion Media Camera/ Editing Refresher Course, Newhouse SU
2017 Q & A on Compassion in Journalism, University of Central Florida, guest speaker via Skype
2016 Syracuse Setback (Mental Health Awareness Week), speaker
2016 WNBC-TV, New York, NY, visiting lecturer and seminar leader for photojournalists
2016 Associated Press, “State of the Media,” S.I. Newhouse, Syracuse University, speaker co-coordinator
2016 S.I. Newhouse Fall Workshop, Syracuse University, faculty
2016 Louisiana Association of Broadcasters LAB/MAB, convention speaker
2016 DINFOS (Defense Information School) Fort Meade, MD seminar instructor
2016 The Poynter Institute, Visiting Faculty and Co-Presenter of three-day seminar, TV Power Reporting: Telling Stronger Stories
2016 Texas Association of Broadcasters, full day seminar co-speaker
2016 Journalism Education Association/ National Scholastic Press Association, convention speaker
2016 The University of Florida, visiting lecturer, keynote for National Broadcasting Society Chapter meeting and coaching one-on-one with students
2016 National Press Photographers Association News Video Workshop, faculty
2016 Student Television Network, 4-day convention seminar speaker and judge
2016 Southern Illinois University, multi-day seminar leader