February 2, 2022
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CNN bosses Jeff Zucker & Allison Gollust left their marriages after alleged romantic affair, ‘cozy arrangement’ was dragged into Chris Cuomo scandal; ‘Katie Couric, who had Zucker as her Executive Producer at The TODAY Show and later her daytime talk show, hinted at the closeness of the pair’s romance in her recent book “Going There.”... Legal sources have told Radar that if [Chris] Cuomo were to sue, he could subpoena Couric to provide evidence in support of his claim that Zucker and Gollust had already sullied CNN’s reputation.' (Radar) / ‘I’m told CNN received a litigation hold letter recently from Chris Cuomo lawyers, demanding, among other things, preservation of all communications between Zucker, comms chief Allison Gollust, and Andrew Cuomo.’ (Matthew Belloni) / ‘Cuomo was fired in December, and he is not going out quietly ... He was trying to burn the place down’ (Brian Stelter via Mediaite) / ‘"Let's trace the falling dominoes back to their source," suggests Joel Mathis. "Zucker fell because Chris Cuomo fell. And Cuomo fell because his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, fell."’ (The Week) 




Jill Geisler, Bill Plante Chair in Leadership & Media Integrity at Loyola University Chicago and Freedom Forum Fellow in Women’s Leadership, on tips for extroverted leaders.
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