Chuck Ross

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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.

U.S. Man Who Was Hailed as a Hero for Role in Stopping Terrorist Attack on French Train Is Stabbed Multiple Times in Sacramento

A California man who helped stop a terrorist attack in France in August was the victim of a stabbing early today in downtown Sacramento, Calif., USA Today reports. Spencer Stone, 23, from the Northern California town of Carmichael, was reportedly…

Channel Announces Layoffs, Cancels Programs

A multiplatform TV channel that is a joint venture of The Walt Disney Co. and Univision has laid off 30 full-time employees and is revamping its television lineup. The Miami Herald reports that the moves are taking place at the…

Veteran TV Anchor Steps Down at Major-Market Station

A veteran news anchor gave a surprising reason for resigning after a 33-year run at Philadelphia station KYW-TV — but maybe less surprising than it would have been prior to House Speaker John Boehner’s recent Pope-inspired resignation. Adweek reports that…

Jay Leno Explains How His Feud With Jimmy Kimmel Got Started — Then There’s Also That Letterman Thing …

Jay Leno has been wagging his formidable chin this week, and one subject that keeps coming up is his famous feud with former late-night rival Jimmy Kimmel. E! Online reports that Leno laid out some of the particulars of the…

ESPN Breaks Ground, Brings a Woman Into the Broadcast Booth for Last Night’s AL Wild Card Game — So How Did the Fans React?

A woman broke one of the longstanding gender barriers in sports during last night’s American League Wild Card Game, in which the Houston Astros eliminated the New York Yankees, 3-0. The game, carried by ESPN, included color commentary by Jessica…

Oh, for the Halcyon Days: We Should Not Let the Deceptions of Recent Volkswagen Management Obscure the Brilliance of the Original VW Bug, Which Inspired a Sea Change in the World of Advertising. It’s the Fun (and Educational) Must-Read Story of the Day

By Chuck Ross — How bad is it these days for Volkswagen? Ad Age reported recently that “VW-owned Audi continued to run its regular TV ads that include its ‘Truth In Engineering’ tagline. On VW’s Facebook page, one commenter twisted…

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Unveils Nominees for 2016 Induction — Here’s the List

The nominees for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016 have been revealed, with Janet Jackson, Nine Inch Nails, the Smiths and Yes all on the list. Here’s the full list, in alphabetical order: The Cars…

Why Tyler Perry Bought an Old Army Base

Here’s what Tyler Perry posted on his Facebook page yesterday, Oct 7, 2015: “4 months ago I bought Fort McPherson Army Base. It’s the future home of the new Tyler Perry Studios. I’ll keep you posted on the progress, but…

Former Twitter CEO Has a New Gig: Adviser on a TV Show

“The former chief executive officer of the beleaguered social network Twitter has a new job that some might view as a promotion — contributor to the writers room on HBO’s hit show ‘Silicon Valley,’” reports BloombergBusiness. The story adds, “In an interview…

Rupert Murdoch, in a Flurry of Tweets, First Says Obama Is Not a ‘Real Black President’ and Then Apologizes for Saying It

Rupert Murdoch, the 84-year-old media mogul, is no stranger to controversy, and he was in the midst of one he self-created yesterday on Twitter. Murdoch’s first tweet, yesterday afternoon, read, “Ben and Candy Carson terrific. What about a real black…