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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.

Blade, New York’s Helicopter Startup That Offers Trips From Manhattan to the Hamptons, Expands to the West Coast, Offering Trips From L.A. to Palm Springs

The New York-based aviation startup Blade is expanding to the West Coast, starting off with a service that will bring fans from Los Angeles to Palm Springs for the Coachella Valley Music Festival, the New York Post reports. The initiative…

43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations

43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations – FINAL-Amended

Comedian Garry Shandling Dead at 66

Comedian Garry Shandling, a familiar presence on television who received acclaim for his HBO series “The Larry Sanders Show” and other projects, has died. TMZ.com reports that Shandling, 66, died today at a hospital in the Los Angeles area after suffering…

Post-Apocalyptic Boy Band Zombie Western Mashup Bows Next Week

Members of some of the most famous boy bands in the world are on board for a genre-bending TV movie premiering next week on Syfy. “Dead 7,” described by the cable channel as a post-apocalyptic zombie Western mashup flick, unspools…

NFL Planning Its First Regular-Season Game in China — Guess Who the Home Team Will Be

Plans are under way for the first NFL regular-season game in China, and the front-runner to be the home team is the Los Angeles Rams. “Although plans are not yet finalized, the Rams are in discussions with the NFL to…

Must-See! One Would Never Guess That This Is What David Letterman Looks Like Today. Really, It’s Dave. Roll the Videotape

David Letterman has been in the headlines this week after he was photographed sporting a new look while on vacation in St. Barts. Here’s a clip from the “Today” show …

New Duggars Reality Show Sparks Advertiser Revolt

Barely a week after the premiere of a new reality series, advertisers reportedly want out. In Touch Weekly is reporting that the new TLC show “Jill & Jessa: Counting On,” the latest series tracking the controversial Duggar family, has angered…

Longtime TV Anchor Named to Fortune’s List of World’s Greatest Leaders

Fortune magazine has named a veteran broadcaster to its 2016 list of the World’s Greatest Leaders. The selection of Jorge Ramos, who has been called “the Walter Cronkite of Latino America,” was announced today. Ramos hosts news programs in both…

Disney Gains Powerful Allies in Its Beef With Georgia

Disney’s clash with the state of Georgia, in which the company has threatened to boycott the state if it signs into law an anti-gay bill, has gained some powerful supporters. According to The Hollywood Reporter, two big media companies, Viacom…

For Almost 30 Years He Was Part of Our Lives as a Member of NBC’s Family, Broadcasting Baseball and as Co-Host of the ‘Today’ Show — Joe Garagiola Dies at 90

Joe Garagiola, a Major League ballplayer who later found his calling on TV, has died. The New York Times reports that Garagiola died Wednesday in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 90. Garagiola’s nine-year career as a catcher in the big leagues,…