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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.

AXS TV Celebrates The Life And Legacy Of Music Icon Prince With A Special Programming Lineup On Saturday, April 23

Press release from AXS TV, April 21, 2016: AXS TV celebrates the life and legacy of genre-defying music icon Prince with a tribute block on Saturday, April 23, featuring the Prince episode of AXS TV’s ROCK LEGENDS at 1 p.m….

MTV Reveals Fourteen New Series and Specials, Including First Weekly Live Music Performance Series in Nearly 20 Years, at Upfront Presentation

Press release from MTV, April 21, 2016: MTV, a unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA) today revealed a programming slate of fourteen new series and specials, including “Wonderland,” the network’s first weekly live music performance series in nearly twenty years…

Peabody Awards: 75th Annual Entertainment & Children’s Programming Winners

Announcement from the Peabody Awards: The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors today announced the Entertainment and Children’s programs that are among this year’s Peabody 30 winners. The 11 honorees, revealed live on NBC’s “Today” show this morning, range from the…

‘Prince: Death of a Legend’ Airing on ’20/20′ Friday, April 22, on ABC

Press release from ABC, April 21, 2016: “20/20” will report on the incredible life and untimely death of music legend Prince on Friday, April 22. The hour will be anchored by Elizabeth Vargas and will feature reporting from Vargas, Dan…

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Remembers Prince With Special Re-Airing of Iconic 1996 Interview from ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ Saturday, April 23, at 8 P.M. ET/PT

Press release from OWN, April 21, 2016: In memory of Prince, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network will present a special re-airing with one of the music legend’s rare television interviews from “The Oprah Winfrey Show” in 1996 to air this Saturday,…

BET Networks Truly Adores Late Legendary Artist Prince With 48-Hour Music Marathon Across Four Channels

Press release from BET Networks, April 21, 2016: BET Networks pre-empted its originally scheduled programming today at 1 PM ET/PT to pay tribute to the life of music icon Prince with a marathon of the prolific artist’s videos across its…

A Timeline of Prince’s Final Months

The iconic musician Prince, who was found dead Thursday at 57 in an elevator at his Paisley Park estate in Minnesota, was said to be upbeat and “extremely happy” over the last few months of his life, but E! News…

Time Magazine Names the 100 Most Influential People in the World — Here’s the Full List

Time magazine has released the 2016 Time 100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The list includes actors, singers, artists, entrepreneurs, military people, clergy, philanthropists and the president of the United States. The magazine…

Lorne Michaels Project Reveals Targets, Inspirations for Next Fall

A project executive produced by “SNL” guru Lorne Michaels with a lineup of “SNL” veterans on board unveiled details today on its second season, which launches this fall. The project is “Documentary Now!,” airing on IFC. Season two of the…

E! Rolls Out Slate of New Progamming, Summer Premiere Dates

The E! Entertainment channel has taken the wraps off a lineup of new series along with premiere dates for new and returning series for the summer. The slate of new shows, with premiere dates, includes “Famously Single” (June 14), “EJ…