{{short description|American film director}} right|thumb|Brent Roske with Los Angeles Regional Emmy Award
'''Brent Roske''' is the founder of the Flamingo Network, a former federal and state candidate for office, 2-time POTUS campaign manager and an Emmy winning film and television director. Roske is the former Creative Director for NBC Skycastle and MJA Advertising.
USA Today wrote: "The last decade of Brent Roske's life reads like a movie script." <ref>{{Cite web |last=Stahl |first=Jay |date=2023-09-28 |title='Diana In Love': |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/09/28/diana-in-love-iowa-producer-brent-roske-not-normal-princess-diana-film-shanti-fiennes/70979285007/ |access-date=2023-09-28 |website=The Des Moines Register}}</ref>
His works include the feature film ''Diana In Love'', Radford Motors with TV host Ant Anstead and Jenson Button.<ref name=keith>{{cite news|last1=Keith|first1=Tamara|title=From Hollywood To Des Moines, In Search Of Political Action|newspaper=NPR.org|url=https://www.npr.org/2015/07/21/424887322/from-hollywood-to-des-moines-in-search-of-political-action|publisher=National Public Radio|accessdate=21 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="Keith 2">{{cite news|last1=Keith|first1=Tamara|title=The 13 Questions Hillary Clinton Has Answered From The Press|newspaper=NPR.org|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/05/13/406250488/the-13-questions-hillary-clinton-has-answered-from-the-press|publisher=National Public Radio|accessdate=21 July 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/film-prestige-podcast/id1664242641 | title=Film Prestige Podcast on Apple Podcasts | date=10 January 2023 }}</ref>
Roske has been nominated for three Emmy Awards and received a Los Angeles Commemorative Emmy Award for producing a special for NBC Sports. The Wrap recently published Roske’s memoir ‘My Friend Sally Kirkland’ <ref>{{cite web | url=https://ca.news.yahoo.com/friend-sally-kirkland-kind-generous-231836363.html | title=My Friend Sally Kirkland}}</ref> about his time with the Oscar nominated actress.
== Emmy Awards == {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Event ! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" | Ref. |- ! scope="row" | 2025 | Emmy Awards | Arts & Entertainment | ''Ollie Gabriel’s New Nashville'' | {{nom}} |<ref>Nashville/ Midsouth Emmys {{Cite web|title=NASHVILLE/ MIDSOUTH EMMY NOMINATIONS|url= https://midsouthemmys.org/emmy-awards/nominees-winners/ |website=The Emmys |access-date=2025-11-01}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 2021 | Emmy Awards | Politics/ Government Program | ''Roske on Politics'' | {{nom}} |<ref name="musiquefantastique.com"> Larson, Randall {{cite web|url= https://midwestemmys.org/emmy-awards/nominees-recipients/ |title= Emmy Nominations: 2020 Upper Midwest |access-date=2021-12-01}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 2007 | Emmy Awards | Sports Special | ''Tiger Woods One on One'' | {{win}} |<ref name="KNBC"> KNBC Pressroom {{cite web|url= https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0743052/mediaviewer/rm862627842?ref_=ext_shr_lnk |archiveurl= https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0743052/mediaviewer/rm862627842?ref_=ext_shr_lnk |archivedate=2007-01-12|title=Tiger Woods One on One Wins Los Angeles Emmy Award|work=knbc.com|publisher=KNBC|access-date=2007-07-12}}</ref> |}
==Career==
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''<ref name=":0" /> with Emmy nominee Robin Weigert (Calamity Jane on ‘Deadwood’) and Richard Schiff (Toby from ‘The West Wing’) 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://midwestemmys.org/20150904/2015nominees/ |title=2015 Midwest Emmy® Nominees are…. - Midwest Emmys |website=midwestemmys.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906215423/http://midwestemmys.org/20150904/2015nominees |archive-date=2015-09-06}} </ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodriguez |first=Hannah |date=2021-06-25 |title='Consider Iowa': Des Moines transplants from California collaborate on video praising state's charms |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/retail/2021/06/25/greater-des-moines-partnership-california-transplants-video-praising-iowa-mike-vallely-brent-roske/7782439002/ |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=The Des Moines Register}}</ref>
==Political campaigns== In 2014, Roske ran for US Congress in California's 33rd district while living on a yacht anchored off Marina del Rey.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Leibovich |first1=Mark |date=24 April 2014 |title=Real House Candidates of Beverly Hills |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/27/magazine/the-real-house-candidates-of-beverly-hills.html |accessdate=April 19, 2017 |newspaper=The New York Times Magazine}}</ref> He was an independent candidate in the 2018 Iowa gubernatorial election, and was endorsed by Oscar winner Richard Dreyfuss.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gardner |first=Chris |date=25 April 2017 |title=Richard Dreyfuss Endorses Candidate in Iowa Governor's Race |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rambling-reporter/richard-dreyfuss-endorses-candidate-iowa-governors-race-997059 |accessdate=April 25, 2017 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> In 2019, Roske joined the John Delaney 2020 presidential campaign as the Iowa State Director.<ref>{{cite web |last=Miskimen |first=Gage |date=2019-07-09 |title=Marianne Williamson's Iowa director joins John Delaney's 2020 campaign |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2019/07/09/marianne-williamsons-iowa-state-director-john-delaney-2020-campaign-brent-roske-caucus-election/1683533001/ |accessdate=July 9, 2019 |website=The Des Moines Register}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=27 September 2019 |title=2020 Democratic Hopeful, FMR. Md. Congressman John Delaney Replaces Iowa State Director |url=https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2019/09/27/2020-democratic-hopeful-fmr-md-congressman-john-delaney-replaces-iowa-state-director/ |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=CBS News}}</ref>
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.'<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1276976447526244354|user=SenPaulStrauss|title=By the power not granted to me by the #USSenate but instead by the good will of #WashingtonDC's citizens, in honor…<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |date=27 June 2020}}</ref>
==Filmography as director== * ''Diana In Love'' (2023) * ''Chasing The Hill'' (2012)<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=Block |first=Alex Ben |date=2012-04-13 |title='West Wing' Star Richard Schiff Returns to Politics in 'Chasing the Hill' (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/west-wing-richard-schiff-chasing-hill-brent-roske-311704/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216200546/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/west-wing-richard-schiff-chasing-hill-brent-roske-311704/ |archive-date=2023-02-16 |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}}
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