I have had a unique relationship with Donald …– Jeff Zucker
I have had a unique relationship with Donald Trump. I’m also the one who put him and ‘The Apprentice’ on the air at NBC. I’ve known who he is and what he is for a long time.
Local television is a slightly different story…– Jeff Zucker
Local television is a slightly different story. It is under much more pressure in the same way that all local businesses are, whether that’s a local newspaper, local radio or local television. But I think television in the aggregate is actually in very good shape.
I think you could argue that President Obama could …– Jeff Zucker
I think you could argue that President Obama could have watched a little cable news… I do think that there is value in understanding where the conversation is and having a little less detachment where the popular conversation is.
In the cable news arena…– Jeff Zucker
In the cable news arena, you have two partisan networks looking out for their viewers. I think CNN needs to look out for the rest of us.
CNBC is a very serious-minded financial news …– Jeff Zucker
CNBC is a very serious-minded financial news network, and what we’ve seen thus far from Fox appears to be not as investment-focused or financially focused, and that’s good for us.