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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.

Bush’s Daughter Jenna Hired by ‘Today’ Show to Report Periodically About Education

Jenna Hager, 27, who is a teacher in Baltimore and is also the one of former President George W. Bush twin daughters, has been hired as a correspondent on NBC’s  "Today" show. According to the account by the Associated Press, Jim…

Parent Co. of Freedom Broadcasting—with Eight TV Stations—Expected to File Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection This Week

Freedom Communications, the parent company of Freedom Broadcasting, is expected to file a Chapter 11 bankrupcy reorganization this week, according to a number of published reports. One of those reports is in the Orange County Register in Southern California, which is…

‘The TV News,’ a Daily Video Newscast About the TV Business, Launches Today

Jeff Grimshaw, the former VP, on-air promotion for the Turner Broadcast System, is lauching a new daily video newscast about the TV industry on Aug 31, 2009. “The television industry is now more than 70-years-old, and we’ve never really communicated…

‘Bold and Beautiful’ Wins Best Daytime Drama Emmy For First Time in the Show’s 22 Year History; Alas, the CW Broadcast was Going Overtime so Ceremony Was Off-the-air Before ‘Bold’ Producers Could Accept the Award; Sunday’s Full List of Winners

RESULTS OF THE 36th ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS, PRESENTED SUNDAY NIGHT, AUGUST 30, 2009, LIVE AT THE ORPHEUM THEATRE IN LOS ANGELES   NETWORK TOTALS August 29th (Creative Emmy Awards), August 30th, Total ABC 10 7 17 PBS 15 1 16 SYNDICATED…

Breaking News: Suit Filed Friday Accusing Steinbrenner of Breaching An Agreement Over the Creation and Operation of YES Network; $38 Million Sought

Yankees owner George Steinbrenner has been sued over the creation and operation of the YES Network. The suit, which seeks a minimum of $38 million, was filed by Robert Gutkowski, a former president of Madison Square Garden Corp and the…

Steinbrenner Sued for $38 Million Over the Creation and Operation of YES Network; Suit Filed by the Ex-President of MSG Network

Yankees owner George Steinbrenner has been sued over the creation and operation of the YES Network, Reuters reports. YES stands for Yankees Entertainment and Sports. The person who filed the suit is Robert Gutkowski, a former president of the MSG…

In an Extraordinarily Tough Year for Ad Sales, the NFL Scores a Touchdown

In this report especially done for TVWeek, John Consoli, one of the best media reporters around, gives us all the details about what’s going on with NFL TV ad sales, including next year’s Super Bowl and the fledgling NFL network…

Blog: Where It Matters Most, TV Is Doing All of Us a Disservice

Tom Southwick, who for a number of years now has been in charge of corportate communications at Starz, was at one time a press secretary to the late Sen. Edward Kennedy. In this exclusive guest blog for TVWeek, Southwick talks about…

In a Special Guest Blog, Starz’ Executive Tom Southwick, Who Once Served as Press Secretary for the Late Sen. Edward Kennedy, Talks About How Kennedy Worked With the TV Press, and How the TV Press That Covers Public Policy Today Is Failing Us

The following is a guest blog by Tom Southwick. For the past six years Tom has been with Starz in Denver, where he is senior VP of corporate communications. Earlier in his career he was the founder of the trade…

A&E Networks Acquires Lifetime

As expected–and as previously reported–A&E Networks announced today that it is acquiring Lifetime Entertainment Services. A&E is co-owned by DIsney, Hearst and General Electric’s NBC. Lifetime has been a 50/50 joint venture between Disney and Hearst. In May, 2008, Disney…