Jeff Zucker

Jeffrey Adam Zucker (born April 9, 1965) is an American media executive. He was president and CEO of NBCUniversal.[2] Zucker was an executive in residence at Columbia Business School.[3]

Jeff Zucker
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Zucker at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival
Born
Jeffrey Adam Zucker

(1965-04-09) April 9, 1965 (age 59)[1]
NationalityAmerican
EducationHarvard University (BA)
OccupationChairman of WarnerMedia News & Sports
Years active1986–present
EmployerWarnerMedia
Spouse(s)
Caryn Nathanson
(m. 1996; div. 2019)
Children4

In November 2012, Zucker was picked to take over as the president of CNN Worldwide in January 2013 after Jim Walton's tenure.[4]

References

  1. Rappaport, Jill (6 November 2007). Mazel Tov: Celebrities' Bar and Bat Mitzvah Memories. Simon and Schuster. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-4165-5427-1.
  2. Carter, Bill. Zucker Announces Departure From NBC. NYT. http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/24/zucker-announces-departure-from-nbc/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0. Retrieved February 16, 2018. 
  3. Jeff Zucker Named Executive in Residence. Columbia Business School Newsroom. January 23, 2011. http://www4.gsb.columbia.edu/news/item/7218372/Jeff+Zucker+Named+Executive+in+Residence. Retrieved November 28, 2012. 
  4. Shapiro, Rebecca. "Jeff Zucker CNN President: Network Officially Hires Former NBC Universal Chief". the Huffington Post. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/29/jeff-zucker-cnn-chief-network-hires-former-nbcuniversal-ceo_n_2211447.html. Retrieved February 16, 2018.