The fate of Mr. Zucker, the longest-serving senior manager at NBC, had been the subject of widespread speculation since Comcast agreed in December to purchase 51 percent of NBCU from its long-time corporate owner, General Electric. The deal is expected to close at the end of the year, following regulatory approval.
In an interview at NBC’s executive offices, Mr. Zucker, who is 45, said the decision to leave the only employer he has ever worked for — a decision that he acknowledged was not his own choice — became inevitable after a meeting two weeks ago with Steve Burke, Comcast’s chief operating officer.
“We had both gotten to the same place,” Mr. Zucker said. “He made it clear that they wanted to move on at the close of the deal and I was completely comfortable with that.”
Zucker will proabably go to the White House as Spokesliar.
Pardon my old fart syndrome, but there is a HUGE problem: the big NEWS boss at NBC is 45?
Look, no offense, but someone that young really better have some huge bonafides to be in charge of network news.
Frankly, I find it unlikely that is the case.
Network news sucks, and 99% of the fare that passes on "local" news is re-hashed liberal tripe, too.
GE is selling a lot of its stock in NBC - guess they got all they wanted out of this administration.