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  NBC Universal > Executive Biographies
Jeff Zucker was named chief executive officer of the NBC Universal Television Group in December 2005.
Zucker had served as president of the NBC Universal Television Group since May 2004, and as president of the Entertainment, News and Cable Group since December 2003.
Zucker put his mark on the network with such successes as "Las Vegas," "Law and Order: Criminal Intent," "Scrubs," "Fear Factor," and "The Apprentice." He originated the idea of supersizing NBC's comedies and revitalized the network's summer programming with original fare that has paved the way to year-round programming.
www.nbcuni.com /About_NBC_Universal/Executive_Bios/zucker_jeff.shtml   (499 words)

  
 Jeff Zucker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zucker also put his mark on the network with "Las Vegas," "Law and Order: Criminal Intent," and "Scrubs." He originated the idea of supersizing NBC's comedies and revitalized the network's summer programming with original fare that paved the way to year-round programming.
On December 15, 2005, Zucker was again promoted by NBC, to Chief Executive Officer behind Chairman Robert Charles Wright, vice chairman of General Electric and chairman and CEO of NBC Universal.
Zucker was diagnosed at age 31 with colon cancer, and had a large part of his colon removed, then endured more than a year of chemotherapy.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jeff_Zucker   (854 words)

  
 General Electric : Our Company : Executive Bios & Photos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Jeff Zucker was named President of the NBC Universal Television Group in May 2004.
Zucker is responsible for all programming across the company’s extensive television properties, with the exception of NBC Sports and Olympics.
Zucker’s other positions with NBC News include executive producer of the NBC newsmagazine “Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric.” He first served as executive producer of “Today” from January 1992 to May 1993.
www.ge.com /en/company/companyinfo/executivebios/eb_zucker.htm   (509 words)

  
 NBC News: Jeff Zucker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Jeff Zucker is the Executive Producer of "Today," a role he also held from January 1992-May 1993.
Additionally in January 1993, Zucker was the executive producer of "The Clinton Inaugural," anchored by Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric which currently stands as the highest rated NBC News special of the season.
Zucker is a graduate of Harvard College in Cambridge, MA, where he served as President of The Harvard Crimson.
www.radicalmedia.com /work/today/about/zucker.shtml   (557 words)

  
 Jeff Zucker
Zucker even came up with a segment that features the contestants that were kicked off the previous evening’s reality shows–regardless of what network the shows aired on–because Zucker has a keen understanding of what the audience likes to watch, and what makes for watercooler talk.
ZUCKER: The key we have proved is the power of the network to be able to help Bravo and promote in both places and to expose programs from both networks to a wider audience.
ZUCKER: Obviously, we are going to lose both Friends and Frasier next year, and finding the next great generation of comedies and keeping NBC on top are the two great challenges ahead.
www.worldscreen.com /articles/0404zucker   (2859 words)

  
 Jeff Zucker - NBC's Superstar Entertainment Chief
Although Jeff didn't speak until he was three, he would spend countless hours putting together 500-piece puzzles.
Jeff was widely credited for giving Today a harder news edge format, airing exclusive interviews and spotting trends, thereby appealing to the ever-changing morning news audience.
Jeff clearly had his finger on the viewer's pulse, and could anticipate great stories before they happened.
www.islandconnections.com /edit/zucker.htm   (1003 words)

  
 NBC's Jeff Zucker
That means, according to Zucker, in addition to his daily show, Carson could possibly pop up on music specials, pre-game shows, awards shows, or even a Saturday morning program.
Zucker says, "NBC is celebrating 50 years of late night this fall.
But Zucker, Katie’s former boss on the breakfast show, is confident he can keep Couric.
telepixtvcgi.warnerbros.com /dailynews/pop/08_01/08_22c.html   (311 words)

  
 Zucker Architecture in Prescott Arizona designs feature Green Architecture, Solar Design, Environmental Building.
The creation of a new building is an organic process, born from the dreams of the client and the ecology of the site.
Zucker Architecture uses the organic approach to design museums, theaters, and churches.
Zucker Architecture has planned resorts, recreational and commercial facilities, urban environments and neo-traditional communities.
www.zarchitect.net   (181 words)

  
 Amazon.com: "Jeff Zucker": Key Phrase page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Jeff Zucker of NBC was also there to announce that while it took five guys to save Bravo, it only took one-me-to...
Jeff Zucker, thirty-five, had served as executive producer of the Today show since he was twenty-six, and to great success.
Jeff Zucker, then executive pro- ducer of The Today Show, recalled, "I immediately liked her, be- cause, you know, here she was,...
www.amazon.com /phrase/Jeff-Zucker   (516 words)

  
 Jeff Zucker: Life Without Friends
The Zucker era has produced a hefty spike in operating earnings for the NBC network, from $532 million the year he took over to $870 million in 2003.
Zucker's bosses will probably be watching carefully to see if the young executive can fend off the assault.
Zucker is considered a likely successor to NBC Universal Chairman and CEO Bob Wright, 61, who could retire in a few years.
www.businessweek.com /magazine/content/04_39/b3901095.htm   (1441 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - NBC Universal promotes executive Jeff Zucker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
The changes give Zucker the inside track to eventually replace Wright, 62, who has led NBC since 1986.
Executives who once reported to Wright will now report to Zucker — including Randy Falco, who as president of NBC Universal has largely run the company's business side; NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol; and Jay Ireland, who ran the NBC-owned television stations.
Zucker was the longtime Today executive producer before becoming head of NBC entertainment.
www.usatoday.com /life/television/news/2005-12-15-zucker-nbc_x.htm   (323 words)

  
 NBC | Jeff Zucker | tv : ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
The network's entertainment president, Jeff Zucker, is feeling the heat to develop replacements for its aging and departing hits by Lynette Rice
As you read this, NBC entertainment president Jeff Zucker is prepping for network television's annual dog and pony show for Madison Avenue.
Zucker certainly likes his chances for fall: Family comedies starring Morgan as a blue-collar dad and John Larroquette as a would-be empty nester are generating serious heat, as are new dramas like ''Las Vegas'' -- starring Caan as a casino security guard -- and ''Mismatched,'' with Silverstone as a far-from-clueless lawyer/matchmaker.
www.ew.com /ew/report/0,6115,450505~3~0~withfriendsendinghow,00.html   (826 words)

  
 Jeff Zucker - Gawker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Vivendi decides to hold on to its NBC Universal stock in spite of the fact that Jeff Zucker is allegedly a dick.
Jeff Zucker may take over for Bob Wright as head of NBC by the end of the year.
Kurt Andersen on NBC President Jeff Zucker last week: Zucker does not seem like someone in danger of getting sacked anytime soon Andersen may not be at the top of his game, prognostication-wise.
www.gawker.com /news/jeff-zucker   (449 words)

  
 Assistant/Atlas: Hollywood's Young Shoulders: Jeff Zucker, Quitter: 5.43
So if you haven't heard, Jeff Zucker has ordered a slashing of staff at the venerable Peacock network.
Personally, I think there may be a bit of powerplay going on here: the corporate honchos-- Zucker and Wright-- are concentrating on the basic bottom line.
But Zucker and Wright can't seem to look past their Christmas bonuses at this point.
assistantatlas.blogspot.com /2006/10/jeff-zucker-quitter-543.html   (510 words)

  
 Jeff Zucker’s Efforts to Revive NBC’s Fortunes - Newsweek Business - MSNBC.com
The brash and confident Zucker, who began his rise as executive producer of "Today," nabbed the CEO post.
Ostensibly, the changes streamlined management and consolidated the far-flung TV assets, leaving Zucker and Comstock in fighting form for the rating and digital wars.
Wright has even joked that Zucker would rise, perhaps in two years—if he helps NBC win on all fronts.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/10966804/site/newsweek   (880 words)

  
 Indiantelevision.com > News Headlines > Jeff Zucker is NBC Universal TV CEO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Jeff Zucker who used to produce the Today show is its CEO behind company chairman Bob Wright.
Zucker was quoted in media reports noting that recent deals NBC made with Apple where shows can be viewed on ipod and DirecTV to sell reruns of network programming were completed by different executives.
Executives who once reported to Wright will now report to Zucker - including Randy Falco, who as president of NBC Universal has largely run the company's business side, NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol and Jay Ireland, who ran the NBC owned television stations.
www.indiantelevision.com /headlines/y2k5/dec/dec242.htm   (228 words)

  
 Forbes.com: NBC reshuffles operations, promotes Jeff Zucker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
NBC, a unit of General Electric Co. (nyse: GE - news - people), said Zucker's new title, President, Entertainment, News and Cable Group, would give him oversight of entertainment on NBC and Bravo, prime time entertainment on Telemundo, and news for NBC News, MSNBC and CNBC.
Zucker, president of NBC Entertainment for the last three years, has experience on the news side, having served as executive producer of the network's staple morning program "Today."
The move would set Zucker up with oversight for the Vivendi Universal Entertainment cable channels that will be part of the new NBC Universal, including Trio, USA and Sci Fi.
www.forbes.com /newswire/2003/12/15/rtr1181634.html   (391 words)

  
 Jeff Zucker Biography, Photos, News for Jeff Zucker | TVGuide.com
Jeff Zucker Biography, Photos, News for Jeff Zucker
There are no group posts for Jeff Zucker.
There are no forum posts for Jeff Zucker.
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 Zucker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jeff Zucker, an American television executive and Chief Executive Officer of the NBC Universal Television Group
Jerry Zucker (film director), an American movie director best known for his role in directing comedy spoof films
Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker, a comedy filmmaking trio consisting of David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zucker   (151 words)

  
 Jeff Zucker, Fat Actor - Defamer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Is that Jeff Zucker playing with his Game Boy while chatting on the phone with one of Hollywood's top agents and then forgetting his name?
Is that Zucker, the president of NBC Universal Television Group, yelling at her agent on the phone, "You are such a liar!
It's great that Zucker is developing some hobbies to take his mind off his network's ratings dive; nothing constructive is accomplished by clutching a signed Friends cast photo, losing entire days to crying jags and daydreams about how long it would take for someone to find his body.
www.defamer.com /hollywood/business/jeff-zucker-fat-actor-027766.php   (281 words)

  
 Phoenix House to Honor NBC Universal President Jeff Zucker - Phoenix House Press Release   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
NEW YORK, NY, June 6, 2005 — Phoenix House, the nation’s leading non-profit drug treatment and education agency, will present Jeff Zucker, president of NBC Universal Television Group, with the Phoenix Rising Award at a gala dinner at the Waldorf=Astoria on Wednesday, June 8, 2005.
Under Zucker’s leadership, NBC has focused its award-winning "The More Your Know” public service campaign on "Building Strong Families, Communities, and Children.” The campaign, which reaches 64 million viewers each week, raises awareness of social issues.
It encourages parents to talk to their children about drugs and alcohol and urges men and women to become mentors.
www.phoenixhouse.org /NewYork/WhatsNew/PressReleases/JeffZucker.html   (474 words)

  
 the TV addict » Blog Archive » TVaddictWeekly: Is Jeff Zucker Killing Television?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
This entry was posted on Tuesday, October 24th, 2006 at 7:50 am and is filed under TVaddict Weekly.
Just because Zucker did wrong, doesn’t mean that the audience isn’t interested, it means he should be replaced.
If HEROES were on at 8PM, do you think Zucker would be faulting the lack of audience interest.
thetvaddict.com /?p=1006   (509 words)

  
 Jeff Zucker: TVSpy Watercooler TVSpy Message Board (Explain!)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Can somebody please explain Jeff Zucker's meteoric rise to the top of NBC and his uncanny staying power?
The peacock's primetime ratings have fallen off the map and the news division is taking it's hits too with GMA catching Today.
The cyclicality of this business almost demands that NBC "take a rest" and when it does, watch Bob Wright make a move on Zucker.
www.vault.com /messages/TVSpyWatercooler/TVSpyWatercooler1361814.html   (153 words)

  
 Need Jeff Zucker (NBC) Eddress for Instant Action FReep (IAF)!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
We need the direct eddress for Jeff Zucker, head of NBC Entertainment to conduct an Instant Action Freep on Sorkin, producer of West Wing.
I don't find a direct address for Zucker, but here is his bio.
Thats why Zucker is ready to or has already reamed Mushroom Man for his idiotic comments.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/fr/634915/posts?page=7   (390 words)

  
 Jeff Zucker Photos - Jeff Zucker News - Jeff Zucker Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Jeff Zucker Photos - Jeff Zucker News - Jeff Zucker Information
Kirstie tries to get a lucrative deal from NBC because she realizes that she is low on cash.
Tell the world what you think of Jeff Zucker, write a review for this person.
www.tv.com /jeff-zucker/person/275052/summary.html   (84 words)

  
 O'Reilly Open Source Convention - July, 24-28, 2006 - Portland, OR
Jeff Zucker has developed a dozen widely used free and open source software tools, has presented talks at the European and American Open Source Conventions and at the International Congress on Distance Education.
He has been involved in a variety of social action projects (most using free/open software) covering such issues as public health, adult literacy, under-employment, support for community-based organizations, multi-cultural education and the rights of Native American (indigenous) peoples.
Jeff is the author of five published books and numerous articles and is currently working as Chief Technical Officer of Virtual Production Services LLC, a company specializing in providing software support for international development and human rights issues.
conferences.oreillynet.com /cs/os2006/view/e_spkr/2170   (196 words)

  
 Cheryl Shuman, The Infamous One and Only :-): JEFF ZUCKER — NBC's Superstar Entertainment Chief
Cheryl Shuman, The Infamous One and Only :-): JEFF ZUCKER NBC's Superstar Entertainment Chief
All that glitters may just be the peacock.
This is a paragraph of text that could go in the sidebar.
cherylshuman.blogspot.com /2006/09/jeff-zucker-nbcs-superstar.html   (1202 words)

  
 TypePad Featured Blogs: Fire Jeff Zucker
For such a negatively titled blog, Fire Jeff Zucker is remarkably positive.
Sure, editor Dave Thomas is hopping mad that his favorite television network, NBC, has stumbled under the reins of executive Jeff Zucker, but it's not like Thomas isn't ready, willing and able to fire off post after post of constructive criticism.
And if you care about shows like ER and Scrubs and Today and anything else the Peacock network has on its schedule, then tune in and find out if Thomas can help turn things around (or get someone canned).
featured.typepad.com /blogs/2006/07/fire_jeff_zucke.html   (239 words)

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