Jeff Rossen, a 1998 Broadcast Journalism Newhouse graduate, joined NBC News as a New-York based correspondent in September 2008. He contributes to all NBC News programs and platforms including "Today," "NBC Nightly News," MSNBC, MSNBC.com, NBC News Radio and the network's mobile properties.
Rossen has covered some of the most high-profile stories of our time. He was NBC's lead correspondent on the Death of Michael Jackson. Jeff traveled to Brazil for the international custody battle involving David Goldman and his son, Sean. Rossen reported from Vancouver on the 2010 Winter Olympics. In addition to breaking news, Rossen has added "TODAY Investigates" to his responsibilities…investigating corruption, scams, scandals, and dangers for America's #1 morning show, NBC's TODAY.
Rossen joined NBC News from WABC-TV in New York where he had been a reporter and fill-in anchor for the Eyewitness News team since May 2001. During his time at WABC, Rossen covered stories around the globe including the terrorist bombings in London, the Virginia Tech Massacre, the 2012 Summer Olympic bidding process, the crash of the Space Shuttle Columbia in Texas, the arrest and child molestation trial of Michael Jackson in California, a hurricane in Alabama, and the World Trade Center attacks in New York on September 11th. While at WABC, he also worked as a network correspondent filing reports for ABC News Magazines and i-Caught.
Rossen began his broadcasting career in radio at WBLI-FM on Long Island, N.Y. He made the transition from radio to local television as a reporter for ABC affiliate WUTR-TV in Utica, N.Y. Rossen then moved on to report for ABC affiliate WIXT-TV in Syracuse, N.Y., and then Fox affiliate WJBK-TV in Detroit, Mich.
He earned an Emmy Award for "Deadline News Writing," and has also received an award from the U.S. Justice Department for his special report on crime victims.
Jeff returned to campus on Thursday, February 24 and Friday, February 25 as part of the Alumni Speaker Series, sponsored by Career Services and Alumni Relations. It was his first visit to campus since graduation and he was excited to have the opportunity to offer students advice on careers in the industry. If you are interested in sharing your success story with students or know of other alumni who would be interesting for our speaker series please contact Tina Casella at cscasell@syr.edu.
