CNN president Jeff Zucker and his wife have split after 21 years of marriage.
Zucker, 52, and his wife, Caryn, confirmed with Page Six that things were over between them romantically as friends adding that the two ‘grew apart’.
‘It can’t be easy being married to Jeff — he is a workaholic, and is obsessed with news, and obsessed with being the best,’ said a source close to the couple.
‘Caryn is much more laid back and social, spends a lot of time with their kids and enjoys being part of the Upper East Side social circuit.
Jeff Zucker, 52, and his wife, Caryn, confirmed with Page Six that things were over between them romantically as friends adding that the two ‘grew apart’
‘They’ve had their problems over the years. Things have been bad for 10 years, but they have now accepted their marriage is over, and he has moved out of their apartment.’
But for the sake of their four children, the couple plans to remain cordial.
‘Together, we have made the difficult decision to separate, but do so as friends committed to our kids. They remain our sole focus,’ the couple said in a joint statement.
But for the sake of their four children, the couple plans to remain cordial. ‘Together, we have made the difficult decision to separate, but do so as friends committed to our kids. They remain our sole focus,’ the couple said
Jeff and Caryn Zucker met while working at NBC and wedded at the extravagant Pierre Hotel in 1996.
At the time, Zucker was the executive producer of NBC’s ‘Today’ while his wife was the supervisor at ‘Saturday Night Live.’
The CNN Worldwide president has been under lots of pressure from President Donald Trump and conservative media, according to sources.
Zucker, however, commented that the animosity from Trump have only ’emboldened’ the network and boosted ratings.
Zucker commented that the animosity from Trump have only ’emboldened’ the network and boosted ratings
While working at NBC, he teamed up with Katie Couric and the disgraced Matt Lauer to build the ‘Today’ show up. Zucker would work with Couric again but then beef between the two helped prompt his move to CNN.
In an interview with New York Magazine in 2014, he shared that he was hoping to move pass the television industry.
‘I’d like to run a professional football team,’ he said.
‘I’d love to run the USTA [United States Tennis Association], be the sports editor of the New York Times. Would I consider a run for political office? Yes.’
He continued, stating that it was a ‘reasonable assumption’ that CNN was his last job on TV.
Today, Zucker may have his sights on ESPN’s president job following the sudden resignation of John Skipper.
Page Six reported that Disney’s CEO Bob Iger called Zucker to discuss the move.
‘Jeff loves his job at CNN and has no interest in running ESPN,’ said a CNN spokesperson, last week.