Robert J. Ross, who oversaw East Coast operations and engineering at CBS Broadcasting from 1998 until retiring in 2017, died on Sunday.
“The CBS family was saddened to learn of the passing of our esteemed colleague and friend Robert Ross,” CBS said in a statement. “Over his illustrious career, his incredible skill and accomplishments kept the network at the forefront of technology and a leader in the broadcast business. Simply put, Bob was a brilliant engineer who will be dearly missed. We send our sincere condolences to his family and friends.”
Ross worked in broadcast engineering for more than 45 years. He was a graduate of Southern Maine Technical College, and upon completing his education, he became a service technician at RCA. There, he installed television cameras, telecines and television systems globally.
In 1977, he joined Westinghouse Broadcasting as an engineer at Wbz-tv. He continued with Westinghouse for 19 years, working at Wjz-tv and Kyw-tv,...
“The CBS family was saddened to learn of the passing of our esteemed colleague and friend Robert Ross,” CBS said in a statement. “Over his illustrious career, his incredible skill and accomplishments kept the network at the forefront of technology and a leader in the broadcast business. Simply put, Bob was a brilliant engineer who will be dearly missed. We send our sincere condolences to his family and friends.”
Ross worked in broadcast engineering for more than 45 years. He was a graduate of Southern Maine Technical College, and upon completing his education, he became a service technician at RCA. There, he installed television cameras, telecines and television systems globally.
In 1977, he joined Westinghouse Broadcasting as an engineer at Wbz-tv. He continued with Westinghouse for 19 years, working at Wjz-tv and Kyw-tv,...
- 6/22/2022
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
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Robert J. Ross, who oversaw East Coast operations and engineering for the CBS Television Network for nearly two decades, died Sunday, the network announced. He was 70.
Ross served as senior vp of East Coast operations for CBS from October 1998 until his retirement in 2017, ending 45 years in the business.
At CBS, Ross was responsible for the conversion of the CBS Television Network Broadcast Origination Center to HD and then the construction of the Media Distribution Center, which provided HD distribution for the CBS and CW networks and VOD; the rebuild of the network’s satellite distribution system; the creation of the store and forward, “Pitch Blue” systems for domestic and international syndication distribution; the conversion from videotape to file-based digital distribution for domestic and international syndication; the restoration of the Ed Sullivan Theater for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert; and the design and...
Robert J. Ross, who oversaw East Coast operations and engineering for the CBS Television Network for nearly two decades, died Sunday, the network announced. He was 70.
Ross served as senior vp of East Coast operations for CBS from October 1998 until his retirement in 2017, ending 45 years in the business.
At CBS, Ross was responsible for the conversion of the CBS Television Network Broadcast Origination Center to HD and then the construction of the Media Distribution Center, which provided HD distribution for the CBS and CW networks and VOD; the rebuild of the network’s satellite distribution system; the creation of the store and forward, “Pitch Blue” systems for domestic and international syndication distribution; the conversion from videotape to file-based digital distribution for domestic and international syndication; the restoration of the Ed Sullivan Theater for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert; and the design and...
- 6/22/2022
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Robert J. Ross, the former SVP East Coast Operations for CBS Broadcasting, died June 19. He was at the network from October 1998 until his retirement in 2017.
Ross was responsible for the conversion of the CBS Television Network Broadcast Origination Center (Boc) to HD and the construction of the Media Distribution Center (Mdc) that provided HD distribution for the CBS and CW networks, as well as video-on-demand; the rebuild of the network’s satellite distribution system; the conversion from videotape to file-based digital distribution for both domestic and international syndication; the restoration of the Ed Sullivan Theater for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert; and the design and construction of key production areas for CBS Sports, the CBS Evening News, and CBS This Morning.
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“The CBS family was saddened to learn of the passing of our esteemed colleague and friend Robert Ross,” according to a network statement.
Ross was responsible for the conversion of the CBS Television Network Broadcast Origination Center (Boc) to HD and the construction of the Media Distribution Center (Mdc) that provided HD distribution for the CBS and CW networks, as well as video-on-demand; the rebuild of the network’s satellite distribution system; the conversion from videotape to file-based digital distribution for both domestic and international syndication; the restoration of the Ed Sullivan Theater for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert; and the design and construction of key production areas for CBS Sports, the CBS Evening News, and CBS This Morning.
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“The CBS family was saddened to learn of the passing of our esteemed colleague and friend Robert Ross,” according to a network statement.
- 6/22/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
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