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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.

Whoopi Goldberg and Donald Trump Get Into It on ‘The View’ After Trump Demands to See Obama’s Birth Certificate

Sparks flew on “The View” Wednesday after Donald Trump, who has been talking about running for president, insisted that President Obama make his birth certificate public, Entertainment Weekly reports. Trump was on the morning talk show to promote “Celebrity Apprentice,”…

Longest-Running Reality Show Gets Picked Up for Two More Seasons

In news that will bring the longest-running reality show on television back for seasons 27 and 28, it was announced Wednesday that MTV has picked up two more seasons of “The Real World,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show…

Lohan Defiant, Plans to Reject Plea Deal and Go to Trial in Theft Case

Lindsay Lohan is determined to prove her innocence in court and has decided to reject a plea deal offered by prosecutors in her felony grand theft case, TMZ.com reports. A preliminary hearing is set for April 22 before Judge Stephanie…

CBS Notches Tuesday Night Ratings Win

CBS came out on top Tuesday night in a head-to-head battle pitting two hours of its “NCIS” and “NCIS: LA” procedurals against two hours of “Biggest Loser” on NBC, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. CBS wound up with a 3.0 average rating for…

Howard Stern Sues Sirius XM

Radio superstar Howard Stern is suing his employer, Sirius XM, over unpaid bonuses, reports The Wall Street Journal. According to papers filed in court, Stern’s production company is seeking stock awards the satellite radio company owes him based on subscriber…

Schwarzenegger Planning TV Show

Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has already made it clear that he plans to resume his acting career now that his two terms as “Governator” are over. Now word has surfaced that the supersized onetime box office powerhouse has a…

Fox News Star Considers Taking Over a Cable Channel

One of the stars of Fox News is considering a partial or entire takeover of a cable channel as he contemplates his future beyond his contract with Fox News, reports The New York Times. The star is Glenn Beck, whose…

Sad News Out of Hollywood This Morning. Elizabeth Taylor, Iconic Actress, Philanthropist and Hollywood Legend, Dead at 79

Elizabeth Taylor has died of congestive heart failure at Cedars Sinai hospital in Los Angeles, according to numerous press accounts. She was 79. "In a world of flickering images, Elizabeth Taylor was a constant star," The New York Times writes….

New Rival to iPad to Go on Sale in U.S. April 19

A competitor is readying a direct challenge to Apple’s iPad that will debut April 19 in the U.S., reports Bloomberg. The challenge comes from Research in Motion, which is rolling out its BlackBerry PlayBook. Retailers will include more than 20,000…

War of Words Heats Up Between Libya Correspondents for Fox, CNN Over ‘Human Shields’ Incident

The latest volley in an increasingly heated war of words between Libya correspondents for rival cable news networks CNN and Fox comes from Fox’s Steve Harrigan in Tripoli, TVNewser reports. Harrigan responded angrily after CNN’s Nic Robertson singled him out…