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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.

David vs. Goliath? Center for Public Interest Responds to ABC News: Hey, Quit Trying to Horn In on Our Pulitzer Prize

According to the website of the Pulitzer Prizes, this year's Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting was "awarded to Chris Hamby of The Center for Public Integrity, Washington, D.C., for his reports on how some lawyers and doctors rigged a system…

Former White House Press Secretary Gets a Top Job at Warner Bros.

A former White House press secretary has been named to a top job at Warner Bros. The Los Angeles Times reports that the new executive VP for worldwide corporate communications and public affairs at Warner Bros. will be Dee Dee…

Latest Rumors About the iPhone 6: Bigger Screen, Perhaps Thinner and … $100 More Expensive

"It appears Apple's next iPhone will feature a 4.7 inch screen," reports DigitalJournal.com. Meanwhile, over at Apple Insider, that site is reporting: "According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is planning to debut two new iPhone models with two distinct screen…

One Broadcast Net’s Entire Prime-Time Lineup Matches Historic Lows

NBC came out on top by a razor-thin margin in the Tuesday night broadcast ratings as its singing competition "The Voice" equaled the season low it delivered a week ago, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. Meanwhile,…

Cable Series Premieres to More Than 4 Million Viewers

A hotly anticipated new series got a warm reception for its premiere Tuesday night. TheWrap.com reports that the new FX 10-part series "Fargo" delivered 4.15 million total viewers, including 1.79 million in the key 18-49 demo. The limited-run dark comedy-drama…

NBC Sets Date for Maya Rudolph Special — Which Could Become a Series

Former "Saturday Night Live" regular Maya Rudolph has another date with NBC. The Hollywood Reporter's Live Feed reports that her upcoming special, "The Maya Rudolph Show," will air May 19. The special will be watched as a test run for…

Rock ‘n’ Roll Shocker: Co-Founder of One of the Biggest-Selling Bands in Music History Leaves the Band Due to Ill Health. Will He Recover? Friends Say He Is Too Sick to Play Live

Rumors have been swirling this week that a co-founder of one of the best-selling rock 'n' roll bands in history is very sick. Finally, this morning, April 16, 2014, AC/DC posted this note on its official website: "After forty years…

Despite All the Recent Focus on Late-Night, One Network Is Bailing Out on the Daypart

One TV network has decided to shift gears and scrap its plans for the late-night segment, with the move coming just as the daypart is in the spotlight with recent changes at NBC and an impending reinvention at CBS. Writing…

Tracy Morgan Is Worried About His Former ’30 Rock’ Co-Star

Tracy Morgan tells The New York Times Magazine that he’s worried about one of his former “30 Rock” co-stars, Alec Baldwin, and that the actor needs to “chill out.” “He was concerned about the structure of my life, and now…

Report: One of the Broadcast News Anchors Is Jockeying for Big Raise

An evening news anchor who is holding down one of the top broadcast news positions is angling for a raise. Politico reports that Scott Pelley, the anchor of “CBS Evening News,” seeks a “major salary raise” when his contract comes…