Jim Rose (sports anchor)

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Jim Rose
Born (1953-07-05) July 5, 1953 (age 71)
Alma mater Rhode Island College [1]
Occupation News AnchorABC7 Chicago (WLS-TV) (1982–2023)
Years active1977–2023
Spouses
(m. 19861995)
Lakesha Draine
(m. 2011)
Children2

Jim Rose (born July 5, 1953) [2] is an American former sports anchor. Rose worked for ABC 7 Chicago (WLS-TV), the ABC affiliate in Chicago, Illinois; joining the station in January 1982. Prior to working at WLS-TV, Rose worked for WIXT-TV in Syracuse, New York. He retired after 41 years broadcasting at ABC 7 Chicago (WLS-TV) on September 15, 2023.

Personal

Rose was married to WLS-TV news anchor Cheryl Burton from 1986 until 1995. Rose met Burton while she was a cheerleader for the Chicago Bears in 1985 and proposed to her on the weekend of the team's appearance in Super Bowl XX. [3] [4]

Rose has been married to Lakesha Draine since 2011.

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References

  1. "Jim Rose | WLS News Team". Archived from the original on 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  2. Foster, Stella (July 3, 2008). "Goode times". Chicago Sun-Times . p. 39.
  3. "WIXT releases first woman sportscaster". Syracuse Herald Journal. 1982-06-25. ... replaced Jim Rose as weekend sports anchor in April when he moved on to WLS-TV in Chicago.
  4. "Page 10". Chicago Sun-Times. 27 January 1986.