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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.

He Played for the Dodgers and Angels and Managed the Rangers and Mets — Former Ballplayer May Get the Nod From Trump to Become Ambassador to Japan

A former Major League ballplayer is on Donald Trump’s short list to be named U.S. ambassador to Japan. According to a report by WEEI-FM in Boston, Trump is considering appointing Bobby Valentine to the post. Valentine, 66, is currently Sacred…

Why YouTube’s Biggest Star Threatened to Delete His Channel

The most popular content creator on YouTube set up a showdown today with the video site after he vowed to delete his channel at high noon. The Verge reports that PewDiePie, who became the first person to compile 50 million subscribers…

Roger Ailes-Megyn Kelly Harassment Film in the Works

A movie about alleged sexual harassment by former Fox News chief Roger Ailes, with Megyn Kelly and other women at the cable channel at the center of the story, is in the works at Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures, according to…

Special Program Pays Tribute to Space Pioneer John Glenn

Astronaut John Glenn, who died Thursday at age 95, is at the center of a special program to air Sunday on Discovery Channel. The cable channel has scheduled an encore airing of “When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions.” The program…

Oscar Winner Haskell Wexler vs. the Cinematographers Guild

The battle between the late Haskell Wexler, a two-time Oscar-winning cinematographer, and his trade union is detailed this week in an in-depth piece on Deadline.com. Wexler, who died Dec. 27, 2015, at 93, is widely considered to be one of the…

Actor Judge Reinhold Arrested

Actor Judge Reinhold was arrested Thursday afternoon, according to media reports. The actor, known for “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” “Beverly Hills Cop” and other high-profile film roles, was reportedly arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct at the Dallas Love…

Leonardo DiCaprio Meets With Trump

Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio and President-elect Donald Trump held a meeting on Wednesday to discuss climate change, CNN reports. Terry Tamminen, CEO of the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, said in a statement released following the meeting: “We presented the President-elect and…

NBC Unveils Midseason Lineup

NBC has found time slots for a batch of new shows, rolling out a midseason slate today that kicks off with the launch of the DC Comics-inspired “Powerless” on Thursday, Feb. 2, at 8:30 p.m. Other premieres include “The Blacklist: Redemption,”…

‘Live With Kelly’ Names Guest Hosts for Week of Dec. 19

The morning talk show “Live with Kelly” has announced the lineup of guest co-hosts who will be appearing alongside Kelly Ripa during the week of Dec. 19-23. The show continues to carry on without a permanent co-host since the departure…

Astronaut John Glenn Dies at 95. His Flight as the First U.S. Astronaut to Orbit the Earth was a Huge TV Event

“John Glenn, a freckle-faced son of Ohio who was hailed as a national hero and a symbol of the space age as the first American to orbit Earth, then became a national political figure for 24 years in the Senate,…