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…
“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.
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, and eventually being named vice president of engineering for Group W television stations. After the CBS-Westinghouse merger, he became vice president of operations and engineering for CBS Television Stations.
In 2009, during his tenure as senior vice president of East Coast operations, Ross was elected into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame. During his acceptance speech, he reminded everyone in senior management to “hug their chief engineer” as thanks for the work it took to keep their stations on the air. Ross also previously served as chair of the Toolkit Working Group of the Media Security and Reliability Council under the FCC Advisory Committee.
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