Ep. 291 — Jeff Zucker

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

CNN

News

4.6 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2018

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Jeff Zucker, president of CNN, sits down with David to talk about how a rejection from Harvard Law School paved the way for his meteoric rise as a media executive; his break up with NBC; the health scares that nearly claimed his life; and his unique perspective on Donald Trump–whose reality TV career he helped launch. Zucker shares his philosophy of the modern news model, and CNN’s role within it, in the age of Trump – and much more. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	And now, from the University of Chicago Institute of Politics and CNN, the Axviles, with your
0:12.5	host, David Axelrod.
0:14.5	Okay folks, let's deal with the elephant in the room right from the start.
0:20.0	I work for Jeff Zucker at CNN, but that's not why I invited him on the Axviles, which
0:25.6	I think you'll agree when you hear this conversation may not have been the shrewdest career
0:30.8	move of my life.
0:32.3	I invited him because his life story is a hell of a yarn and his impact on broadcast
0:37.3	journalism has been undeniable.
0:40.1	We sat down and talked about all of this last week at CNN headquarters in New York.
0:46.0	And yes, Zucker's long and intriguing relationship with Donald Trump did come up.
0:52.0	Here's that conversation.
0:54.0	Jeff Zucker, it's good to be with you.
0:57.7	Happy to be with you.
0:58.7	Thank you for inviting me.
0:59.7	So, homestead Florida, where the whole saga begins.
1:05.4	And I'm guessing that these zookers didn't come over on the Mayflower.
1:09.2	No, they did not.
1:10.7	Actually, it wasn't just homestead Florida.
1:12.6	I was born on homestead Air Force Base, which was, of course, later demolished by Hurricane
1:18.6	Andrew.
1:19.6	I was an Air Force kid.
1:22.0	My dad, my dad.
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