Trump Names NBCU's Linda Yaccarino to the President's Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition

The appointment comes hours after Trump slammed NBC on Twitter

Just a week and a half before she’ll kickoff broadcast upfront week with NBCUniversal’s annual event at Radio City Music Hall, the company’s ad sales chief Linda Yaccarino just added a presidential appointment to her crowded upfront plate.

Yaccarino was among the people that President Trump named this morning to serve a two-year term on the President’s Council on Sport, Fitness and Nutrition.

The former Adweek cover subject joins appointees including New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick (a longtime Trump pal), Dr.

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