Jeff Rose

Jeff Rose was an American television publicist.

A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Rose served in the U.S. Army before beginning his career at CBS in New York where he worked in production, publicity, sports, and live news broadcasting.

In the 1960s, Rose joined Columbia Pictures’ Screen Gems and Paramount Television as a publicist, eventually becoming the director of publicity and promotions. 

Rose also worked as a writer and talent coordinator on the Jerry Lewis Annual Muscular Dystrophy Telethon, produced the annual Hall of Fame Golf Classic, and was instrumental in the production of ABC’s The Johnny Cash Show  at an Arkansas prison.

For over 25 years, he served on several broadcaster boards of directors and foundations for events and organizations such as the 1994 World Cup Soccer Tournament, The Los Angeles Dodgers, Forgotten Heroes, USC Sports, and the Special Olympics.

Rose died on July 2, 2020, in West Hollywood, California. He was 88.