Welch Apologizes For Dissing Zucker
Welch kisses and makes up
Remember Jack Welch‘s diss of Jeff Zucker last week?
If NBC isn’t doing so well, why is Jeff Zucker still in his job?
JACK: ‘Cause I’m retired. [Pause.] And I think they’ve got a little turnaround going on now. Heroes. And Sunday Night Football helps a lot.
Well, now that Zucker is grabbing the throne from Bob Wright at NBC, Welch has decided to make peace:
“In the five-plus years since I retired from GE, I have answered every detailed question about the company with the happy words ‘I’m retired.’
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