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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.

Devastating: Federal Investigation Says Clinic Did Not Notice Joan Rivers’ Vital Signs Were Deteriorating. Melissa Outraged

“A Manhattan clinic treating Joan Rivers, 81, in August did not notice that her vital signs were deteriorating for at least 15 minutes before she went into cardiac arrest, leading to her death several days later, a federal investigation has…

Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Newsroom’ Returns on HBO. How the Series Finally Won Us Over

As season three of “The Newsroom” kicks off on HBO, TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross explains how the series finally won him over. Please click here to read. “The Newsroom”

Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Newsroom’ Returns on HBO. How the Series Finally Won Us Over

While waiting for the third and final season of “The Newsroom” to begin — which happened last night — many of us were surprised in April to hear that the creator of the show, Aaron Sorkin, had apologized for it….

Remarkable: Possible Breakthrough in Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease. It’s Our Non-TV Story of the Day

Parkinson’s disease “is caused by the loss of dopamine-producing cells in the brain that help regulate things like movement and emotions,” an article in today’s Washington Post explains. The story reports: “The scientists at the Lund University [in Sweden] found that…

Baseball Superstar Alex Rodriguez, Who Has Said He’s ‘the victim of a Major League Baseball witch hunt,’ Reportedly Confessed to the DEA That Yes, He Used Steroids From Fake Miami Doctor. It’s Our Non-TV Story of the Day

New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez, the highest-paid player in baseball, who has insisted that he’s been clean since admitting steroid use from 2001-2003, has reportedly told agents and prosecutors who granted him immunity that “Yes, he bought performance-enhancing drugs from…

Know an Excellent Journalism School? If So, Please Participate in Our Short Survey

TVWeek and our acclaimed NewsPro magazine are conducting a survey about the top journalism education programs and we would like to know your opinion. We have a short ​five-question survey in which we invite you to participate.  Your opinion will…

One Winning Ticket Was Sold in Last Night’s $321 Million Mega Millions Lottery Drawing. It Was the 20th Richest Lottery Drawing in U.S. History

There was but one winning ticket sold in Tuesday night’s Mega Millions Lottery drawing that had a jackpot of $321 million. It was the 20th richest lottery drawing in U.S. history. The winning ticket was sold in Middletown, New York,…

Kevin Reilly Hired to Head up TBS and TNT

“Kevin Reilly will join Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. as president of TBS and TNT and chief creative officer for Turner Entertainment,” it was announced today by David Levy, president of Turner Broadcasting. The announcement continues, “Reilly, who most recently served…

Official Release From Turner Broadcasting on the Hiring of Kevin Reilly

Kevin Reilly Named President, TBS and TNT And Chief Creative Officer, Turner Entertainment  (Nov. 4, 2014) Kevin Reilly will join Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. as president of TBS and TNT and chief creative officer for Turner Entertainment, it was announced…

The Genius of ‘Car Talk’ and Its Co-Host, Tom Magliozzi: A Tribute

Click on this sentence to read why TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross is such a fan of ‘Car Talk’ and its co-host Tom Magliozzi, who died this week at age 77.