Jeff Zucker would have gotten Jacked! out of a job

Jeff Zucker may have many fans today within the current GE regime and for what reason, many are still asking. However In a New York Magazine interview, former GE boss Jack Welch revealed that GE corporate pet, Jeff Zucker really aint that great, as well as why he wanted to buy the Boston Globe. 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. Why did you try to buy the Boston Globe? JACK: I thought that we could return the Globe to profitability, but the Times made it clear that it’s their core business. So we’re just hanging around. The Jack & Suzy Show[NYM]

Times Co to Jack Welch and friends: Hell No!

These days even being associated with Jack Welch doesn't get you the deal. The former GE boss and some money men buddies put in a bid for The Boston Globe but was rejected by the board of parent company Times Co. Times Co. CEO Janet Robinson wrote in a November 17 letter to the investor group that she took the group's proposal to the company's board but that Times. Co. was not interested in pursuing a sale, the Globe reported, citing two executives who had seen the letter. Hey Jack, Jared Kushner got his paper, so we know you can..........we think! New York Times rejects Welch bid for Globe: report [Reuters]