Zucker Announces Departure From NBC Jeff Zucker, the chief executive of NBC Universal, told the company's employees in an e-mail Friday morning that he will step down from his position upon the completion of the takeover of NBC by Comcast.
The fate of Mr. Zucker, the longest-serving senior manager at NBC, has been the subject of widespread speculation since Comcast agreed last December to purchase 51 per cent 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 in NBC's executive offices, Mr. Zucker, who is 45, said the decision to leave the only employer he has ever worked for -- a decision he acknowledged he was not his own choice -- became inevitable after a meeting two weeks ago with Steve Burke, Comcast's chief operating officer. Read More: http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/24/zucker-announces-departure- from-nbc/?emc=na Regards, KGB ----- Kevin G. Barkes Email: [email protected] KGB Report: http://www.kgbreport.com Commentwear by KGB: http://www.commentwear.com National Temperature Index: http://nationaltemperatureindex.com DCL Dialogue on line: http://www.dcldialogue.com Random Quotations Generator: http://www.goodquotations.com Over 13,000 searchable quotations. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wnndl?hl=en.
