CNN president Jeff Zucker resigns over relationship with network executive
Zucker, CNN's top executive, says he failed to disclose the relationship when it began, as the company requires. Instead, it emerged during an inquiry into former CNN host Chris Cuomo.
After a memorable nine years leading CNN through triumph, controversy and scandal, Jeff Zucker abruptly resigned as president of the network Wednesday morning, saying he had failed to acknowledge a romantic relationship with another senior executive at its outset.
"I was wrong," Zucker wrote in a note to CNN's staff. He said he disclosed the nature of his relationship with the network's chief marketing officer when asked as part of the network's investigation into former star host Chris Cuomo.
Several CNN staffers said they were shocked by Zucker's announcement. Few were surprised by the identity of the
