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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.

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The PGA Tournament is in Milwaukee, and the Big Story on Local Milwaukee Newcasts is About An Appearance of One of Tiger’s Alleged Mistresses, Joslyn James, at a Strip Club

Is this the story the Milwaukee TV stations should be focusing on? That’s one of the questions explored in this provocative guest blog by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel radio/TV columnist Duane Dudek. We are indebted to Duane for letting us reprint his column. It…

As PGA Championship Takes Place in Milwaukee, Local TV Stations Focus Attention on One of Woods’ Alleged Mistresses

The PGA Championship is taking place in the Milwaukee area, and Tiger Woods hopes he’ll play better this weekend than he has recently. But the big story on three out of four of the local Milwaukee TV stations with newscasts focused…

With Kelsey Grammer’s Divorce, Estranged Wife Stands to Get at Least $30 Million in Split

Kelsey Grammer may not be offering spousal support to his estranged wife, Camille Donatacci, but she stands to get at least $30 million in the split because she owns half of Grammer’s television company, Grammnet Productions, reports the New York Post’s…

What Would Papa Smurf Do? Probably Not What Cartoon’s Importer Did — Attempt to Extort Son-in-Law for $11 Million

Stuart Ross, who brought the Smurfs to the U.S. in the 1980s, took a no-jail plea in a case that involved extorting his son-in-law, a private equity executive with Blackstone Group, reports the New York Post. Ross denied a likeness…

NBC Tells Federal Communications Commission that Super Bowl, Olympics Wouldn’t Move to Cable in Comcast Merger

NBC Universal sought to reassure the Federal Communications Commission that the Super Bowl and Olympics wouldn’t end up on cable as part of the proposed merger with Comcast, reports MediaDailyNews. Dick Ebersol, who heads NBCU’s sports and Olympics programming, and…

Google TV Ads Sign on DirecTV For Auction-Based Ad System

Google TV has signed on DirecTV for Google’s auction-based ad system, reports our friend David Goetzl at MediaDailyNews. Google TV also represents inventory on Dish Network. Thus Goetzl writes, "[T]he chance to reach 33 million homes — which is a…

War of Words Heats Up Between Golf Analyst and Ryder Cup Captain Over Tiger Woods

A TV sportscaster and golf analyst who recently came under fire for hosting LeBron James’ “The Decision” is in the spotlight again, this time thanks to an escalating war of words with Ryder Cup Captain Corey Pavin, The Washington Post…

CNN Anchors Join Forces for Cross-Channel Segment

CNN anchors Ali Velshi and Richard Quest have a new segment launching Thursday that will appear across two CNN outlets, CNN and CNN International, reports TVNewser. The new “Quest & Ali” segment, or “Q&A,” is running on CNN’s “CNN Newsroom”…

Where’s the Beefcake? From Commercials to Viral Video Star to Movie Deals

One of the biggest stars to emerge from a commercial since Clara "Where’s The Beef" Peller has gone from TV commercials to Internet video sensation and now the movies, reports Media Bistro. Isaiah Mustafa, the Old Spice guy, has been…