Jeff Zucker was the head of CNN in 2015 and 2016.
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The Michael Berry ShowSep 15, 2026
Multiple tier1 sources establish that Jeff Zucker led CNN Worldwide from January 2013 until his February 2022 resignation, so he was head of CNN in 2015 and 2016. The claim matches the passage's own timeframe ('in '15 and '16') and no source contradicts it.
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… Air it," and they do. Earned media is exactly what it sounds like. It is media that you don't pay for. You generate interest in the media during the non-paid portion of the program. When Jeff Zucker was head of CNN, which he was at the time in '15 and '16, he was trying to push CNN to the top, and in order to do that, he was following more of a "if it bleeds, it leads. We're not going to try to be so stiff upper lip, you know, hoity toity, we're so important people. We're going to win the ratings battle." …
The Michael Berry Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Reuters and AP report Zucker stepped down in February 2022 after having been at the helm of CNN since 2013, with a nine-year tenure.[1][2]
Supports. The Hill (Dec 2020) states Zucker had been at the helm of the network since 2013 and was a target of critics including Trump during the 2016 presidential race.[3]
Supports. The Independent describes Zucker as hailed during his tenure as head of CNN for driving ratings success in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election.[4]
Supports. Wikipedia and the Inquirer both state Zucker was president of CNN Worldwide from 2013 to 2022, covering 2015 and 2016.[5][6]
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 1, 3 not rated
- 1Five facts about former CNN president Jeff Zuckerreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2CNN president resigns after relationship with co-worker - AP Newsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Jeff Zucker weighing possible departure from CNN: NYTthehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 4Jeff Zucker, former CNN president, announces his next move in $1bn sports ventureindependent.co.uk · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Jeff Zucker - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6What the looming sale of CNN means for Trump's feud with the networkinquirer.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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