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Ed Scanlon Remembered: NBC’s ‘Fixer’ Exerted Influence Behind the Scenes for Decades
Jeff Zucker, Mark Hoffman and more pay tribute to the legendary NBC executive Ed Scanlon in a remembrance penned by industry veteran Stuart Sucherman.
Scanlon was involved in everything from corporate recruiting and personnel vetting to labor negotiations to high-level M&A activity during his 44 years with RCA, Hertz and NBC. He negotiated every major contract, not only with key executives, but also with top talent such as Katie Couric, Tom Brokaw, Matt Lauer and Tim Russert. clubhouse politician and financial analyst with razor sharp business acumen, a frighteningly accurate judge of people, a student of big organizational behavior, all coupled with unmatched decency and integrity.
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