Brent Roske
Brent Roske is the founder of the Flamingo Network on Roku as well as a film and television director. Roske is the former Creative Director for NBC Skycastle and MJA Advertising.
His works include the feature film Diana In Love, shortlisted for Best Actress TV Movie, Golden Globes, Radford Motors with TV host Ant Anstead and Jenson Button.[1][2] He directed PSA the Got Your 6 with singer Gavin DeGraw. Roske appears with Lasse Hallstrom, Colm Bairead, and Shanti Fiennes in an Apple podcast.[3]
Roske has been nominated for three Emmy Awards and received a Los Angeles Commemorative Emmy Award for producing a special for NBC Sports.
Career
[edit]Brent Roske is the former Creative Director for NBC Skycastle and MJA Advertising. Projects include Radford: Cars & Guitars for Discovery+ and Justice 4 Vets, which premiered at a gala on the Warner Brothers backlot hosted by U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald. Roske wrote and directed the political drama Chasing the Hill[4] and the sequel Courting Des Moines. Roske hosted the bi-partisan TV series Roske on Politics (Emmy Award nominee for Best Politics/ Government Program), featuring conversations with the presidential candidates, politicians, journalists, entertainers and community leaders.[5] Roske was a creative director at NBC Universal for nine years earning an Emmy Award.
The Des Moines Register wrote an article titled Consider Iowa - California Transplants Collaborate On Video Praising States Charms about a video Roske directed starring professional skateboarder Mike Vallely.[6]
Political campaigns
[edit]In 2014, Roske ran for US Congress in California's 33rd district while living on a yacht anchored off Marina del Rey.[7] He was an independent candidate in the 2018 Iowa gubernatorial election, and was endorsed by Oscar winner Richard Dreyfuss.[8] In 2019, Roske joined the John Delaney 2020 presidential campaign as the Iowa State Director.[9][10]
The day after the US House of Representatives passed HR51, DC Shadow Senator Paul Strauss tweeted: 'In honor of Brent Roske's birthday, I do hereby proclaim him to be an Ambassador of the District of Columbia (AODC) and thank him for all he has done to advance DC Statehood.'[11]
Filmography as director
[edit]- Diana In Love (2023)
- Chasing The Hill (2012)[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Keith, Tamara. "From Hollywood To Des Moines, In Search Of Political Action". NPR.org. National Public Radio. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ Keith, Tamara. "The 13 Questions Hillary Clinton Has Answered From The Press". NPR.org. National Public Radio. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Film Prestige Podcast on Apple Podcasts". 10 January 2023.
- ^ a b Block, Alex Ben (2012-04-13). "'West Wing' Star Richard Schiff Returns to Politics in 'Chasing the Hill' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2023-02-16. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "2015 Midwest Emmy® Nominees are…. - Midwest Emmys". midwestemmys.org. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06.
- ^ Rodriguez, Hannah (2021-06-25). "'Consider Iowa': Des Moines transplants from California collaborate on video praising state's charms". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ Leibovich, Mark (24 April 2014). "Real House Candidates of Beverly Hills". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- ^ Gardner, Chris (25 April 2017). "Richard Dreyfuss Endorses Candidate in Iowa Governor's Race". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- ^ Miskimen, Gage (2019-07-09). "Marianne Williamson's Iowa director joins John Delaney's 2020 campaign". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Democratic Hopeful, FMR. Md. Congressman John Delaney Replaces Iowa State Director". CBS News. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ @SenPaulStrauss (27 June 2020). "By the power not granted to me by the #USSenate but instead by the good will of #WashingtonDC's citizens, in honor…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.