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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.

Reporter Who Exposed Raunchy Trump Tape Wins Pulitzer Prize

“The biggest U.S. news story of 2016 — the tumultuous presidential campaign — yielded a Pulitzer Prize on Monday for the Washington Post reporter who not only raised doubts about Donald Trump’s charitable giving but also revealed that the candidate…

NFL Takes Wraps Off Preseason Schedule for 2017

The NFL unveiled its complete slate of 65 preseason games for the 2017 season, including eight nationally televised games. The schedule kicks off with the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, on Thursday, Aug. 3 (NBC, 8 p.m. ET),…

ESPN Rolls Out ‘Monday Night Football’ Preseason Lineup

ESPN has announced the schedule of preseason games that will air as part of its 2017 “Monday Night Football” schedule. The cable channel has two games on tap: Thursday, Aug. 17, 8 p.m.: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Jacksonville Jaguars Monday,…

Firefighters Go Viral With Rap Video

A new video posted online by firefighters with New Gloucester, Maine, Fire & Rescue is not what you might expect from first responders — and it’s getting a lot of attention. The clip is a parody of “Area Codes” by…

CNN Brings Aboard Veteran Investigative Reporter — Does His Recent Focus Suggest an Area of Particular Interest for the Network?

The recruitment effort continues at CNN under network boss Jeff Zucker. “This time, they’ve managed to coax veteran investigative reporter Eric Lichtblau from his perch at the New York Times,” The Washington Post reports. “Lichtblau will serve as assistant managing…

Fox Asks Law Firm to Investigate Sexual Harassment Claim Against Bill O’Reilly

Fox has called for an investigation into the sexual harassment scandal surrounding the host of Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor.” “21st Century Fox has enlisted the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison to investigate at least one…

‘SNL’ Offers Its Take on the Bill O’Reilly Situation

NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” took a shot at the Bill O’Reilly sexual harassment scandal over the weekend, giving Alec Baldwin an opportunity to do both his Donald Trump impression and his O’Reilly, with the two characters appearing on screen at…

One of the Biggest Marketers in the World Rethinks Ad Strategy

A top marketer is scaling back portions of its advertising program as part of broader cutbacks that will be implemented over the next three years. MediaPost reports that Unilever told analysts and investors last week that it will produce 30%…

Why Famed TV Chef Gordon Ramsay Won’t Leave His $140 Million Fortune to His Four Kids

Gordon Ramsay, the celebrity chef behind Fox’s “Hell’s Kitchen,” “Kitchen Nightmares” and “Hotel Hell,” BBC America’s “The F Word” and other programs, said in an interview with the U.K. publication The Telegraph he won’t be leaving his fortune to his…

News Anchor in India Learns On-Air of Husband’s Death While Reporting on Traffic Collision

“A news anchor discovered her husband had been killed in a car crash as she delivered the breaking news on live TV,” The New York Post reports, citing a report by the U.K. publication The Sun. “Supreet Kaur, who reads…