With its large and sophisticated audience, the Charlie Rose show on PBS is a plum venue to earn public respect as an expert.  Which is exactly what has happened to New York Times' Floyd Norris, who is periodically tapped by the public television show to discuss business and financial news.

Most recently, Norris, chief financial correspondent for the Times, was featured in a September 18, 2007 (photo) discussion on the Federal Reserve's rate cut.

On August 7, 2007, Norris and journalist Katherine Burton discussed the credit squeeze.