Editing Ross Shafer (section)

==Biography==
Born in [[McMinnville, Oregon]], Shafer graduated from Federal Way High School in [[Federal Way, Washington]]. As a high school All-Conference [[American football|football]] player, he received a scholarship to play linebacker for the [[University of Puget Sound]] in [[Tacoma, Washington]], where he earned a business marketing degree.<ref name=PugetSound/>

Shafer said, "I had trouble finding anything that I was passionate about, or that made me happy." He then opened a "combination pet and stereo store". His first acting came in the form of a community play; afterward, he tried out for a stand-up comedy competition.<ref name=PugetSound/>

From 1984 to 1989, Shafer hosted the local Seattle-based talk and comedy show, ''[[Almost Live!]]'', and also hosted [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]'s late night talk show, ''[[The Late Show (1986 talk show)|The Late Show]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |author=<!-- Staff report --> |date=January 21, 2016 |title=A history of 'Almost Live!' |work=[[KING-TV]] |url=https://www.king5.com/article/news/a-history-of-almost-live/281-331780780 |access-date=May 31, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Brodeur |first=Nicole |date=July 7, 2016 |title=A peek inside 'Almost Live!' and Seattle's unofficial history |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/tv/a-peek-inside-almost-live-and-seattles-unofficial-history/ |access-date=May 31, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Weinstein |first=Steve |date=May 14, 1988 |title=Bakkers Grace 'The Late Show' |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-05-14-ca-2818-story.html |access-date=May 31, 2023 |quote="We're happy with Ross Shafer as host," said Brad Turell, vice president, publicity, at Fox.}}</ref>

In 1985, Shafer spearheaded an effort to replace ''[[Washington, My Home]]'' by Helen Davis with ''[[Louie Louie]]'' as Washington's official state song.<ref>''Seattle Weekly'' (October 27, 1999) Music: [http://www.seattleweekly.com/music/9943/two-reighley.php "The State I'm In"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060821164549/http://www.seattleweekly.com/music/9943/two-reighley.php|date=2006-08-21}}</ref>

In the 1986–1987 season, Shafer hosted the Canadian game show ''[[Love Me, Love Me Not (game show)|Love Me Love Me Not]]''. It also aired in the United States on the USA Network and ended after one season of 130 episodes.

From 1990 to 1991, Shafer hosted a short-lived revival of ''[[Match Game]]'' on ABC.

Ross works as a [[keynote speaker]] and leadership coach in the areas of market share growth, customer friction, and workforce motivator.<ref>[https://rossshafer.com/client-list/ Ross' Client List]</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=May 2023}}