Joshua "Josh" E. Gross (born September 10, 1973) is an American publisher & CEO. He launched

Beverly Hills Weekly ''Beverly Hills Weekly'' is the free weekly tabloid-sized newspaper serving Beverly Hills, CA. It was founded on October 7, 1999 by Publisher Josh E. Gross, a Beverly Hills native who is the son of the late television writer Jack Gross Jr., a ...

in 1999. As of 2024, the publication has published over 1,300 issues.

Biography

He was born in

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, and grew up in

Beverly Hills, California Beverly Hills is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. A notable and historic suburb of Los Angeles, it is located just southwest of the Hollywood Hills, approximately northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Beverly Hills ...

. His grandfather Jack O. Gross founded

KFMB-TV KFMB-TV (channel 8) is a television station in San Diego, California, United States, affiliated with CBS, The CW, and MyNetworkTV. Owned by Tegna Inc., it has studios on Engineer Road in the Kearny Mesa section of San Diego, and its transmitter i ...

Channel 8, the first television station in

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, in 1949. His father was television writer Jack Gross Jr. He is a graduate of Beverly Vista School,

Beverly Hills High School Beverly Hills High School (shortly as BHHS or Beverly) is a public high school in Beverly Hills, California. The other public high school in Beverly Hills is Moreno High School, a small alternative school located on Beverly Hills High School's c ...

UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school then known as the southern branch of the C ...

(B.A., History), and

Loyola Law School Loyola Law School is the law school of Loyola Marymount University, a private Jesuit university in Los Angeles, California. Loyola was established in 1920. Academics Degrees offered include the Juris Doctor (JD); Master of Science in Legal ...

(J.D.) As an attorney, Gross is admitted to the

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and the

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. He holds a California Real Estate Broker's license, as well as an

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radio license, under the operator class of technician. He has appeared as a television and radio commentator, focusing on the subject of local and state politics, campaigns, entertainment, public education, real estate, and

Beverly Hills Beverly Hills is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. A notable and historic suburb of Los Angeles, it is located just southwest of the Hollywood Hills, approximately northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Beverly Hil ...

-related topics. Past appearances include media outlets/programs such as Nevada Newsmakers,

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, KIRN, WUST, and

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. In 2014, Gross was tapped to host Beverly Hills View, a public affairs television program, which has subsequently won six cable awards. He is president of the

Alumni Association.

References

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