“Zucker “among the most powerful leaders in the American media,” was referring to Allison Gollust - executive VP and chief marketing officer.”
From NYT
August, 2021
Allison Gollust, CNN exec tied to Gov. Cuomo, accused of being reason Chris gets a pass
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo doesn’t just have his brother Chris at CNN, he also has ties to one of its top executives — sparking accusations that it’s why the network has turned a blind eye to its star host’s involvement in his sibling’s sexual harassment scandal.
Allison Gollust was Cuomo’s communications director before becoming executive vice president at CNN — where she was even recently tapped to replace Jeff Zucker as Worldwide President, Fox News has noted.
“CNN has a real ethical problem on its hands,” former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer told Fox News on Wednesday,
Fleischer was adamant that Chris Cuomo had escaped punishment for his role in advising his brother over his mushrooming scandal because of the influence of Gollust.
“She now runs the show, she’s the number two to Jeff Zucker at CNN,” the former aide to George W. Bush told Fox.
“One of the reasons why CNN has not taken any disciplinary action against journalist Chris Cuomo is because of the relationship she has with Governor Andrew Cuomo,” he insisted.
Chris Cuomo — who reportedly makes $6 million a year — was named in the damning investigation that proved his brother had harassed 11 women, but has not been punished despite conceding that his involvement was a “mistake” that likely embarrassed his bosses.