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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.
"Bunheads" creator Amy Sherman-Palladino has fired back in response to criticism from "Grey’s Anatomy" creator Shonda Rhimes that her new ABC Family show lacks diversity, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. “Look, I’m not going to get into a pissing match with…
A 35-year veteran writer for "Sesame Street," who shared in more than 15 Daytime Emmys, has died, reports The New York Times. Judy Freudberg was 62. The cause was complications from brain cancer, according to the story. Judy Freudberg with…
A former "NYPD Blue" writer was arrested after allegedly punching a small poodle in the face so hard that the animal died from a brain injury, reports the New York Post. The writer is Ted Shuttleworth, 51, who has also…
The candy maker Nestle has come under fire over a new line of Girl Scout-themed candy bars. The Center for Science in the Public Interest issued a statement focusing attention on the new limited-edition Crunch candy bars, which bear the…
A member of the Osbourne family — the family of rocker Ozzy Osbourne, who all became celebritites in their own right through the MTV reality show “The Osbournes” — has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, People magazine reports. Jack Osbourne,…
Two writers from NBC’s "Community," the creator of "Malcolm in the Middle" and a director from "Modern Family" have been hired by Mindy Kaling’s new Fox comedy, reports New York Magazine’s Joe Adalian in the Vulture blog. "Community" writer Matt…
Among the potential buyers for Dick Clark Productions is “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest, Reuters reports. The company’s namesake founder, who died two months ago, was Seacrest’s mentor, the story reports. “Ryan Seacrest Media, Core Media Group and Colony Capital…
"True Blood" creator Alan Ball tells TheWrap.com that the show’s current season was inspired by a prominent Republican politician — former presidential hopeful Rick Santorum. "For me the jumping off point was watching the Republican primaries, watching Michelle Bachman, Rick…
Making the point that viewers will still show up in large numbers to watch big TV stunts, ABC had an audience of more than 13 million people for its broadcast Friday night of Nik Wallenda walking a tightrope over Niagara…
Rodney King, who became a symbol of civil rights in 1991 after his beating by Los Angeles police was captured on videotape, was found dead Sunday in his swimming pool, reports CNN.com. King, whose taped beating sparked widespread rioting in…