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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.

Report Paints a Grim Picture of Bill Cosby’s Current Life — Including That He Has Gone Blind

Disgraced comedian Bill Cosby, once a fixture of prime-time TV who became known as “America’s Dad,” is suffering from a degenerative eye disease and has gone “completely blind,” according to a source quoted by The New York Post’s Page Six….

Two Well-Known L.A. Writers Die

Two writers who were both literary fixtures in Southern California have died — longtime sports columnist Melvin Durslag and novelist Carolyn See. Durslag reportedly died Sunday in a Santa Monica convalescent home after a brief illness. He was 95. LA…

Melania Trump Accused of Plagiarism Over GOP Convention Speech That Matches Part of Michelle Obama’s Speech From 2008; Trump Campaign Denies It and Blames the Hillary Clinton Camp — Here Are the Two Excerpts

The Donald Trump campaign is blaming Hillary Clinton supporters for a controversy that erupted over a speech delivered Monday night at the GOP National Convention by Trump’s wife, Melania. USA Today reports that the speech attracted attention after someone noticed…

Major Marketing Shakeup at Paramount

Paramount has hired a Google executive and implemented other personnel moves as it reinvents its marketing operation. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the studio hired Rebecca Mall, the former head of industry for Google, as co-president, domestic marketing. Paramount is setting up a…

Stephen Colbert Resurrects the Character ‘Stephen Colbert’ — Who Hosted the Long-Running ‘Colbert Report’ — in Funny, Must-See Video on ‘Trumpiness’

CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert marked the kickoff of the GOP Convention by bringing back the character who hosted his Comedy Central show “The Colbert Report” — a conservative talk host version of himself. The previously retired “Stephen Colbert” appeared on Monday’s…

Co-Host of NPR’s ‘Morning Edition’ Leaving the Show After 12 Years

NPR announced Monday that one of the longtime hosts of its “Morning Edition” program will be leaving the show. Renee Montagne will depart the L.A.-based program after the election. LA Observed reports: “She’s not leaving NPR, but will give up…

21st Century Fox Responds to Report That Fox News’ Roger Ailes Is on the Way Out

21st Century Fox, the parent company of Fox News Channel, responded to a report Monday that the Murdoch family is maneuvering to oust Fox News chief Roger Ailes. The AP reports that the official position appears to counter the report…

Report: Charlie Sheen Has Been Shopping a New Reality Show

Actor Charlie Sheen is reportedly pursuing a reality show in which the subject matter would include living with the HIV virus, People magazine reports, citing an unnamed source. Sheen, 50, announced in November that he’s HIV-positive. People quotes the source…

Why Netflix Shares Tumbled in After-Hours Trading on Monday

Share prices on Netflix stock headed south in after-hours trading Monday, with the big move coming after the company unveiled disappointing subscriber growth and an unhappy third-quarter outlook. TheStreet reported around 4:30 p.m. ET that shares were off 15.16% at…

Dauman Moves to Protect $90 Million Payday If He’s Ousted From Viacom

Viacom Chief Executive Philippe Dauman has reserved his “legal right to resign ‘with good reason’ in a move to protect tens of millions of dollars in potential severance pay,” Reuters reports. The story says that “According to regulatory filings made…