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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.

Must-See Video: Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman Salute Joan Rivers

Here’ s Jimmy alone saluting Joan with some fun clips of her as a guest: Here’s Jimmy and his ex-girlfriend Sarah Silverman in their salute to Rivers:

A Tribute to Joan Rivers, Who Proved That the Human Spirit Is Indomitable, and That Life Is Funny as Hell

Back in the summer of 1993 one of my favorite humorists, Paula Poundstone, had a column published in Mother Jones magazine that spoke about honesty and Hollywood. It begins, “The editor guy of this magazine asked me the other day…

‘The View’ Completes Panel With Two New Co-Hosts: An Actress and a Political Commentator

“The View” has now completed its on-air panel that will greet viewers when the show starts its new season on Sept. 15, 2014. The two new co-hosts will be actress Rosie Perez and political commentator Nicolle Wallace, reports our friend…

USA Today Lays Off 60-70 Employees, Including About 8 Percent of Its Newsroom

“USA Today eliminated 60 to 70 jobs Wednesday,” the newspaper itself reports. The story adds: “The layoffs, effective immediately, hit across various sections in the newsroom and business operations. About half of the jobs cut came from the newsroom, a…

Update: Joan Rivers Has Been Moved Out of Intensive Care

Melissa Rivers, the daughter of Joan Rivers, said in a statement Wednesday that “my mother has been moved out of intensive care and into a private room where she is being kept comfortable,” reports a story on the website of WCBS. The…

First Turner and Now Warner Bros. — Report Says Studio Will Offer Buyouts as a Way to Increase Company Profit. Layoffs Are Possible

“Time Warner’s Warner Bros. unit plans to offer buyouts to an unspecified number of workers as part of a drive to increase profit, according to two people with knowledge of the situation,” Lucas Shaw reports for Bloomberg. The story reports:…

What to Expect From Apple’s Press Conference Next Week, According to a Prominent Analyst

Here’s what to expect from Apple’s media presentation next week, according to a prominent analyst, Gene Muster of Piper Jaffray, reports Fortune: ● An iPhone 6 with a larger screen (4.7-inch), faster (A8) chip, better battery life, more RAM and…

Not Good: Home Depot May Have Been Victim of a Credit Card and Debit Card Hack. If So, Report Says It Could ‘Dwarf’ the Target Store Hacking. It’s Our Non-TV Story of the Day

“A massive batch of credit and debit card information that went on sale on a criminal Internet site Tuesday [Sept. 2, 2014] may be from Home Depot stores and could be linked to hackers previously responsible for breaches at Target…

Report: Doctors to Assess Extent of Damage to Joan Rivers’ Brain Today

“Doctors are expected to assess the extent of damage to Joan Rivers’ brain Tuesday after bringing her out of a medically induced coma,” reports the New York Daily News. The article adds: “The 81-year-old legendary comedienne remained on a life-support…

FBI Looking Into the Hacking of Nude Photos of Celebrities Jennifer Lawrence and Others. Is Apple’s iCloud Vulnerable?

“The FBI said it was looking into the matter of nude photos of Hollywood celebrities being leaked online by hackers,” according to a story on the CBS News website. The story, jointly written by CBS News and the Associated Press,…