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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.

One of the Arquettes Reportedly to Compete on ‘Dancing With the Stars’

ABC’s "Dancing with the Stars" has signed a member of a well-known family of actors to appear on the show, reports TMZ.com. David Arquette, whose acting siblings include Patricia Arquette and Rosanna Arquette, has agreed to appear on the show…

Baseball Commentator and Former Cy Young Award Winner — Reportedly Despondent Over His Perceived Role in His Team’s Poor Performance — Commits Suicide

A former Major League Baseball player who won the Cy Young Award as a pitcher in 1979 before becoming a broadcaster for his team, the Baltimore Orioles, has died in what is being reported as a suicide, reports Sportsnewser.com According…

Simon vs. Simon: Attorney for Fuller Fires Back at Cowell in ‘American Idol’-‘X Factor’ Legal Showdown

An attorney for “American Idol” creator Simon Fuller lashed out at Simon Cowell after Cowell sounded off about Fuller’s lawsuit over the U.S. version of “The X Factor,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. “Mr. Cowell would be better served reading…

Network Bidding War Over CMAs Appears to Be Settled

After what has been reported as a bidding war among ABC, CBS and NBC over the Country Music Awards, the telecast appears to have found a home. B&C reports that the awards will remain on ABC as part of a…

‘Glee’ Actor Headed to Big Screen

A TV veteran who is a cast member on Fox’s “Glee” has joined a high-profile feature film project, Deadline.com reports. The supernatural cop comedy “R.I.P.D.,” starring Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds, has tapped “Glee’s” Mike O’Malley to play Elliot, a…

Today’s Quiz: Which One of These Celebrities — Charlie Sheen, Snooki and Rosie O’Donnell — Has Been Banned From Getting a Star on Hollywood Boulevard?

Many disparate celebrities have stars on Hollywood Boulevard — from Heidi Klum to Dwight Yoakam to Andrew Lloyd Webber — but one of the folks in our headline doesn’t have a chance of getting one, at least right now. The person not currently eligible…

MSNBC Tweaks Its Anchor Lineup

MSNBC continues to tinker with its on-air lineup, with the latest move shifting a longtime anchor to what appears to be a lower-profile role on the cable nework, TVNewser.com reports. Contessa Brewer, who has been with MSNBC since 2003 and…

‘Seinfeld’ Star Slates Guest Spot on Legal Show

One of the main cast members from the long-running NBC comedy “Seinfeld” will surface in the fall season in a guest spot on an NBC legal series, TVGuide.com reports. Jason Alexander, best known as George Costanza on "Seinfeld," will check…

NBC Promotes ‘Today’ Producer

Dee Dee Thomas, currently the senior producer of the 8 a.m. hour of NBC’s "Today," has been promoted to the weekend executive producer of "Today," reports TVNewser.com. She replaces Pat Burkey, who moved on to "NBC Nightly News" in July…

Emmy Winner to Serve as Voice of Roger Ebert

An Emmy-winning actor has landed an unusual role — he will be the voice of famed film critic Roger Ebert in the audiobook version of Ebert’s memoir. Ebert personally chose Edward Herrmann, best known as Richard Gilmore on "Gilmore Girls,"…