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Linda Yaccarino’s 11th-Hour Jump To Twitter Gets Shoutout At Start Of NBCUniversal Upfront From TV And Streaming Boss Mark Lazarus: “We Want To Thank Her And Wish Her Well”

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Mark Lazarus, chairman of NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, wasn’t on the production call sheet until very recently for the company’s upfront at Radio City on Monday morning.

Pressed into action after the stunning, consecutive exits over the past few weeks of CEO Jeff Shell and ad sales and partnerships chief Linda Yaccarino, who left to become CEO of Twitter just last week, Lazarun opened with self-effacting humor.

Following a song-and-dance sequence featuring Ted, Seth Macfarlane’s bawdy, talking teddy bear, Lazarus asked the crowd, “What was more surprising today?

Being welcomed by a foul-mouthed teddy bear or seeing me here onstage?” He continued, “In all seriousness, Linda and I worked together for many, many years here at NBC.” He expressed gratitude “for her many contributions and for building an excellent team here.

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