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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.

Weepy Biopics Begone? Lifetime Jumps into Thriller Genre

Lifetime, known for its weepy biopics based on true stories, is jumping into the thriller genre with "Close Quarters," reports Deadline.com’s Nellie Andreeva. The TV movie will star Catherine Bell of "Army Wives" as a happy suburban mom who’s hiding…

AOL to Debut Scripted Web Video Series from Michael Eisner’s Web Studio

AOL will debut half a dozen scripted Web video series in a deal with Michael Eisner’s Web studio, Vuguru, reports The New York Times. The deal will allow AOL to place original video on its home page and Websites. Financial…

Tom Herwitz Named President, Freedom Broadcasting, Replacing Doreen Wade

TV industry and station veteran Thomas R. Herwitz has been named president of Freedom Broadcasting, TVNewsCheck reports. Our good friend Herwitz has a longtime relationship with Mitch Stern, who is now running Freedom Broadcasting parent Freedom Communications, when both were…

‘Today’ Show Personality Leaving After 40 Years

One of the mainstays of the "Today" show is leaving after 40 years, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In a statement, Gene Shalit, 85, the man with the never-ending mustache, said, "It’s enough already," the article reported. According to the…

Wow: KCBS-TV Tapes Spectacular Missile Launch. Government Not Talking. Former Ambassador Speculates It’s Intercontinental Ballistic Missile From Submarine to Show U.S. Strength

Angry Olbermann Blasts MSNBC Over Contributions Rule

As Keith Olbermann prepared to return tonight from his two-day suspension by MSNBC he issued a statement in which he thanks his viewers for their support but blasts his network’s decision to enforce a rule against campaign contributions that the…

Private Equity Giant Has Sights Set on Yahoo!

The New York Post’s Claire Atkinson reports that another private-equity firm is eyeing Yahoo!: KKR & Co. KKR is interested in either helping Yahoo go private or helping it finance a deal, the story says. KKR co-founder George Roberts is…

D.L. Hughley, Steven Weber Together Again for Show From ‘Wall Street 2’ Writer

Two former co-stars of NBC’s "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip," Steven Weber and D.L. Hughley, have reteamed for a new pilot for TNT, reports Deadline.com. The drama about two cops, one recently widowed and the other newly married, is…

ESPN Breaks Up Its Top Baseball Broadcast Team After 21 Years Together

For 21 years, ESPN’s No. 1 baseball broadcast team consisted of play-by-play man Jon Miller and analyst Joe Morgan. But those days are coming to an end with the news that Morgan’s contract has not been renewed, SportsNewser.com reports. The…

Lyrics to ‘Twenty Flight Rock’; Originally Sung By Eddie Cochran in 1956

TWENTY FLIGHT ROCK by Ned Fairchild and Eddie Cochran Oh well, I’ve got a girl with a record machineWhen it comes to rockin’ she’s the queenWe love to dance on a Saturday nightAll alone, I can hold her tightBut she…