MCN - December 16, 2007

Life On Planet Zaslav, Year 1 “A force of nature.” That’s how recently named Discovery Channel president and general manager John Ford describes former NBC Universal executive David Zaslav and the effect he has had on Discovery Communications in the first year he has been its CEO. While it’s not unusual for an employee at any rank in an organization to praise the boss, ...

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