CNN president, Jeff Zucker resigns over relationship with colleague

Jeff Zucker has introduced his resignation as CNN president for failing to reveal a romantic relationship with a senior colleague on the U.S. cable tv community.

The 56-year-old media government mentioned his resignation was efficient instantly.

“I definitely want my tenure right here had ended in another way. But it surely was an incredible run. And I beloved each minute,” Zucker mentioned in a message to the community’s staff on Wednesday.

He has been the top of the cable community since 2013.

In his message, Zucker mentioned that as a part of an investigation right into a CNN anchor, “I used to be requested a few consensual relationship with my closest colleague, somebody I’ve labored with for greater than 20 years.”

He added; “I acknowledged the connection developed in recent times, I used to be required to reveal it when it started however I didn’t. I used to be mistaken.”