Andrew Lack Returns to NBC News Amid Turmoil
Something very interesting: Lack had dealings with Bertelsmann.
Nice find.
Former network and music executive Andrew “Andy” Lack was sworn in as the Broadcasting Board of Governors’ (BBG) first chief executive officer on January 20, 2015.
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1992-03-01/features/9201110690_1_apartment-sofas-floor/3
Broadcast Blues Jane Wallace Was A Rising Star At Cbs News Until A Reckless Affair, Backbiting Colleagues And A Self-destructive Nature Led To Her Prime-time Plunge
March 1, 1992
When the program first aired, Wallace`s co-workers had nothing but praise for her. Tom Yellin, a senior producer on the show, called her ``wonderful, the most talented in the business.``
Two years later, the talk had changed. By then, Wallace was involved with Andy Lack, West 57th`s executive producer, and the always-tempestuous affair was going sour.
``Andy was giving her the lead pieces,`` says Meredith Vieira. ``There was a lot of resentment. She affected a lot of lives.``
``Jane claimed her work load was ruining her personal life,`` recalls Bob Sirott, ``but that she couldn`t say no to her bosses because she was afraid she`d be bypassed. By then, there were a lot of shouting matches with Andy. I thought they were work-oriented, but they must have been personal. Jane was self-destructing. She had a martyr complex.``
Says another coworker: ``When her romance with Lack went sour, Jane flipped out. She became vindictive. She did outrageous things. She threatened to leave the show if her demands weren`t met. She tried to destroy Lack, and in the end destroyed herself.``
When Wallace finally did leave the show, almost everyone involved was relieved.
According to Sirott, the only one shaken by Wallace`s departure was Lack, who denies ever having had an affair with Wallace. ``I`m not gonna answer that dumb question,`` he says now. ``Jane Wallace left because she couldn`t find a job to work with her life.``