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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.

NBC Sports Group Expands Olympics Team

NBC Sports has named a number of hosts for coverage of the Summer Olympics in Rio on Bravo, USA Network, CNBC and MSNBC. Hosts for the channels’ tennis coverage during the Olympics will include Dave Briggs, Ahmed Fareed, Brett Haber,…

Finalist on Mexico’s ‘The Voice’ Is Killed in Apparent Carjacking Attempt in Chicago

A man who was a finalist on the Mexican version of “The Voice” — “La Voz … Mexico” — died from gunshot wounds Saturday, two days after he was shot in Chicago. Reuters reports: “Alejandro Fuentes, 45, was shot on…

Animated ‘Frozen’ Shorts Coming to Disney Channel

Disney is ready to expand the reach of its lucrative “Frozen” franchise, including creating a series of animated shorts that will air on the Disney Channel. “The company says Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff and Sven from the blockbuster 2013 animated film…

CBS Announces Fall 2016-2017 Primetime Premiere Dates

Press release from CBS, Tuesday, June 21, 2016: CBS announced today a multi-phase launch for its new season, with fall 2016-2017 primetime premiere dates that kick off with THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL on Sept. 15 and go through the return of…

NBC Olympics Names Hosts for CNBC, MSNBC, USA Network & Bravo’s Tennis Coverage

Press release from NBC, June 20, 2016: Dave Briggs (Bravo/Tennis), Ahmed Fareed (USA Network), Brett Haber (Bravo/Tennis), Fred Roggin (CNBC) and Rob Simmelkjaer (MSNBC) will serve as hosts for NBC Olympics coverage of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad from…

National Edward R. Murrow Award Winners Announced for 2016

Press release from the Radio Television Digital News Association, June 21, 2016: RTDNA has announced the winners of the 2016 National Edward R. Murrow Awards, which recognize outstanding work produced by radio, television and online news organizations around the world….

Broadcast Networks Won’t Interview Former Secret Service Officer Who’s Written a Tell-All About the Clintons, Says Drudge Report

“Team Hillary is working overtime to block former Secret Service officer Gary Byrne from appearing on ANY broadcast network,” reports the Drudge Report. The story continues, “Byrne is set to reveal what he observed inside the White House while protecting…

Fiat Chrysler Investigates Crash That Killed ‘Star Trek’ Actor

Fiat Chrysler indicated today it will investigate the crash in which “Star Trek” actor Anton Yelchin was killed when his 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee rolled down an incline and pinned him against a fence. The company reportedly issued a recall…

Channing Tatum Pitching a New Brand of Vodka

Actor Channing Tatum is pitching in to help a new vodka brand get off the ground. The New York Post reports that Tatum will be pitching Born and Bred in Cannes. The  product is “made from Idaho potatoes and glacial…

Trump Fires His Campaign Manager

With Donald Trump’s poll numbers sagging in recent weeks, the presumptive GOP presidential candidate today fired his campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski. The campaign released a statement today saying: “The Donald J. Trump Campaign for President, which has set a historic…