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Jeffrey A. Zucker

Chief Executive Officer, NBC Universal Television Stations

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Mr. Jeffrey A. Zucker, Jeff has been President of CNN Worldwide at Cable News Network, Inc. since January 1, 2013. Mr. Zucker serves as President of CNN Worldwide at Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. He oversees its 23 branded news and information businesses, including CNN’s U.S. television network, CNN International, HLN and CNN Digital. He served as Chief Executive Officer NBC Universal Television Group since December 2005. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of ... a Larger Media Entity Division at NBCUniversal Media, LLC (also known as and NBC Universal Inc.) from December 16, 2005 to December 2010. Mr. Zucker has been Chief Executive Officer and President of NBC Universal at General Electric Company since February 2007. Mr. Zucker served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of NBC Universal Television Stations, a Division of General Electric Co., since February 2007. He served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of NBCUniversal Media, LLC from February 6, 2007 to December 2010. He served as the President of NBC Universal Television Group at NBCUniversal Media, LLC from May 2004 to December 2005. He was responsible for all programming across NBC, extensive television properties, with the exception of Sports and OlympEQA chesaics. Mr. Zucker served as the President of the NBC Entertainment, News & Cable Group since December 2003. He served as the President of NBC Universal Television Stations. He served as the President of NBC Entertainment since December 2000, during which time he oversaw the network's entire entertainment schedule. He served as the President of 'The Harvard Crimson' from 1985 to 1986. Mr. Zucker originated the idea of super sizing NBC's comedies and revitalized the network's summer programming with original fare that has paved the way to year-round programming. Before joining NBC Entertainment, he served as Executive Producer of NBC News' Today since September 1994 and from January 1992 to May 1993. Mr. Zucker served as an Executive Producer of NBC's coverage of several major events of the last decade, including the 'Decision 2000' election night broadcast, the 1993 and 1997 presidential inaugurations, and the Persian Gulf War. He also served with NBC News as Executive Producer of the NBC newsmagazine Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric. He served as an Executive Producer of NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw from February 8, 1993 to March 19, 1993. Mr. Zucker joined NBC News as a field producer for Today in January 1989. He first joined NBC in 1986 as a researcher for NBC Sports' coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea. From 1986 to 1988, he traveled the world, compiling and writing background information that was used by NBC Sports commentators and producers, prior to and during the network's coverage of the Olympics. Mr. Zucker served as a Director of Yahoo! Inc. He serves as a Director of Robin Hood Foundation. He serves as a Director of CORE Media Group, Inc. (formerly CKX Inc.) He served as a Director of NBCUniversal Media, LLC until December 2010. He is a five-time Emmy Award winner. Mr. Zucker graduated from Harvard College in 1986 with a degree in American history.

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