Jim Rose (sports anchor)

Jim Rose
Born	(1953-07-05) July 5, 1953 (age 71) Edison, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma mater	Rhode Island College[1]
Occupation	News Anchor – ABC7 Chicago (WLS-TV) (1982–2023)
Years active	1977–2023
Spouses	Cheryl Burton ​ (m. 1986⁠–⁠1995)​ Lakesha Draine ​ (m. 2011)​
Children	2

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.

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.