Jeff Zucker

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

(1965-04-09) April 9, 1965 (age 58)[1]
NationalityAmerican
EducationHarvard University (BA)
OccupationChairman of WarnerMedia News & Sports
Years active1986–present
EmployerWarnerMedia
Spouse(s)
Caryn Nathanson
(m. 1996; div. 2019)
Children4

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]

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[change | change source]

  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. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  3. "Jeff Zucker Named Executive in Residence". Columbia Business School Newsroom. January 23, 2011. Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
  4. Shapiro, Rebecca. "Jeff Zucker CNN President: Network Officially Hires Former NBC Universal Chief". the Huffington Post. Retrieved February 16, 2018.