Brent Roske
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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." [1]
His works include the feature film Diana In Love, Radford Motors with TV host Ant Anstead and Jenson Button.[2][3] 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.[4]
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’ [5] about his time with the Oscar nominated actress.
| Year | Event | Award | Title | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Emmy Awards | Arts & Entertainment | Ollie Gabriel’s New Nashville | Nominated | [6] |
| 2021 | Emmy Awards | Politics/ Government Program | Roske on Politics | Nominated | [7] |
| 2007 | Emmy Awards | Sports Special | Tiger Woods One on One | Won | [8] |
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[9] 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.[10] 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.[11]