Background
Rossen was born in Hauppauge, New York and is a graduate of the Staten Island Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.
Rossen was born in Hauppauge, New York and is a graduate of the Staten Island Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.
Syracuse University.
He joined the network in September 2008. Rossen contributes to all National Broadcasting Company News programs and platforms, including National Broadcasting Company Nightly News with Brian Williams, and Today. Rossen also fills in at the anchor desk for Weekend Today and Microsoft and National Broadcasting Company.
In 2012, Rossen was named National Investigative Correspondent.
He will lead a new investigative unit titled "Rossen Reports." According to an National Broadcasting Company News press release, Rossen"s investigations will appear on all platforms, including Today, National Broadcasting Company Nightly News, and Dateline National Broadcasting Company. Prior to his promotion, Rossen landed a now legendary interview with actor Charlie Sheen in February, 2011.
The interview made international headlines, not only for its content, but also because Rossen stole the exclusive from American Broadcasting Company News. During his time at National Broadcasting Company News, Rossen has also covered the David Goldman kidnapping case—traveling with the American dad to Brazil, the Death of Michael Jackson, and an exclusive interview with the owner of "Travis the Chimp" in the Connecticut Chimp Attack.
Rossen left WABC-television at the end of May 2008, seven years after he joined the station. He has covered news segments such as the crash of Trans World Airlines Flight 800 and the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001, the New York City Olympic Bid in Singapore, Ronald Reagan"s death, London Terrorist Attack, among others
He hosted a weekly segment on Eyewitness News called "What"s Bugging You?"
Rossen worked as a reporter at WUTR-television, the American Broadcasting Company affiliate in Utica, New New York
He also worked in Syracuse, New York at American Broadcasting Company affiliate WIXT-television, and at Fox affiliate WJBK-television in Detroit before coming to WABC-television in May 2001. He was unflatteringly featured doing a report on the death of Kayla Rolland, a first grader at Buell Elementary School, in Michael Moore"s documentary, Bowling for Columbine. In 2007, Rossen began reporting for American Broadcasting Company News Magazines, debuting on i-Caught on American Broadcasting Company. On August 18, 2008, Rossen added an Instrument Rating to his Private Pilot certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration. This fact was revealed when he filed a National Broadcasting Company Nightly News report on February 14, 2009 regarding the crash of Continental Airlines Flight #3407 and was corroborated by the Federal Aviation Administration Airmen Certification database.