Jeff Zucker Expects to Leave CNN at Year-End
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorJeff Zucker, the TV executive who helped breathe new life and relevance into the CNN cable-news network, expects to leave the outlet when his contract lapses at the end of 2021.The executive told staffers of his decision in a meeting Thursday morning.“This organization has been thru a lot. I’d like to be here to get us all back to a new normal, one that feels much more like it once did around here,” Zucker said during the outlet’s regular morning call among producers.