# Jeff Zucker Television executive (b. 1965) who ran **[[CNN]]** from 2013 until his February 2022 resignation. As NBC entertainment chief he greenlit *The Apprentice*, helping build the [[Donald Trump]] brand; at CNN he presided over the network's combative Trump-era coverage and a ratings boom, then exited over an undisclosed workplace relationship just as the [[AT&T]]–Discovery deal closed. > [!note] Stub > Minimum-viable page created to support the [[CNN and Warner Bros. Discovery Timeline]]. Expand with the Apprentice history and the CNN tenure.