Covering a political convention in his home state allows long-time PBS and CBS newsman Charlie Rose some unique perspective. Rose said he loves the high profile the Tar Heel state gets as a swing state.
In an interview Tuesday with Kelcey Carlson, Rose name-checked the University of North Carolina, North Carolina State University and Wake Forest, and recalled pleasant memories of summers on the Outer Banks.
"My sense of North Carolina is deep within me," he said.




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