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Chuck Ross

Chuck Ross is the managing director of TVWeek.com. He's been involved in the TV business ever since he sold cable TV subscriptions in Santa Monica, Calif., door-to-door in the mid-to-late 1970s. He's had regular gigs reporting and/or editing about TV and advertising for Cablevision magazine,The Hollywood Reporter, the San Francisco Chronicle, Inside Media and Advertising Age. He first joined the predecessor to TVWeek, Electronic Media, in 2000.

Reports: Carrie Fisher Suffers Heart Attack on Plane, Is Hospitalized

Actress and writer Carrie Fisher, 60, had a heart attack on a plane flight from London to Los Angeles on Friday, according to media reports. She is currently hospitalized at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. Website TMZ.com reported…

FCC Republicans Vow to Kill Net Neutrality ‘as soon as possible’

The Federal Communications Commission is poised to kill the new net neutrality rules without delay under the Trump administration. MediaPost reports that the two Republicans currently on the panel, Ajit Pai and Michael O’Rielly, made their intentions clear in a…

Here’s a List of the Musicians Who Have Turned Down Invitations to Perform at Trump’s Inauguration

While the Beach Boys appear to still be making up their minds, as we reported previously, Vulture has compiled a list of artists who have turned down invitations from Donald Trump to perform at his inauguration. Along with the recent…

NBC Developing Cheech Marin Comedy

NBC has a comedy in development starring and executive produced by Cheech Marin along with actor-comedian Paul Rodriguez and his son, Paul Rodriguez Jr., Deadline.com reports. “The untitled project is written/executive produced by Steve & Jim Armogida, creators/executive producers of…

New Details and New Video Surface From Delta Airlines Incident in Which YouTube Star Was Kicked Off Flight

The story of just what happened to get two men kicked off a Delta Airlines flight — including a YouTube star who says they were booted for speaking Arabic — continues to unfold. The airline released a new statement about…

Reality TV Personality Dead at 23

One of the stars of a cable reality show is dead, and indications are that she overdosed. TMZ.com reports that Valerie Fairman, who was featured on MTV’s “16 and Pregnant,” is dead at 23. “Valerie’s mom tells us she was…

10-Year-Old Autistic Girl Tackles Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ — and Knocks It Out of the Park

The Internet is buzzing over a video showing a performance of the Leonard Cohen song “Hallelujah” by Kayleigh Rogers, a 10-year-old who delivered a knockout rendition of the widely covered song at her school’s Christmas concert. The BBC notes that…

TVWeek Holiday Schedule

TVWeek will be closed for the Christmas holiday from Friday, Dec.23, through Monday, Dec. 26, and will not be sending out our regular mailings during that time. We will be back to our regular schedule on Tuesday, Dec. 27. We…

What Killed Alan Thicke?

The cause of death of TV dad Alan Thicke has been determined to be a ruptured aorta and a “standard type A aortic dissection,” People magazine reports, citing Thicke’s official death certificate. Thicke, best known for his role on the…

Alec Baldwin to Portray Another Real-Life Character — in a Drama Series This Time

Alec Baldwin is ready for another real-world character after months of playing Donald Trump on “Saturday Night Live.” The New York Post’s Page Six reports that Baldwin will play famed Brooklyn prosecutor Michael Vecchione in a new TV drama project….