Matea Gold scoops: NBC News president Neal Shapiro, “who began negotiating his departure last spring, is expected to step down from his post as early as this week, according to several network sources familiar with the situation.”
This L.A. Times must-read continues: “After four years as news president, Shapiro has decided to leave, prompted by NBC Universal officials who have reportedly expressed dissatisfaction with his unassuming management style.” There are still no signs that NBC has settled on his replacement. “That could force the network to assign someone to run the division temporarily — thrusting NBC, the only network with a permanent anchor, into its own state of limbo…”
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