Information insiders throughout city have been surprised to study Monday that NBC exec Noah Oppenheim is being handed over for the highest job at NBC Information.
Division president Oppenheim had been “anointed” by Andy Lack as his successor.
However after Lack stepped down as its chairman on Monday as a part of a large company restructuring, Oppenheim now finds himself answering to a brand new boss. Lack’s place has been eradicated within the shake-up. However sources say that religion in each Lack and Oppenheim had diminished after a sequence of debacles on the community.
Final yr, Ronan Farrow wrote in his ebook “Catch and Kill” that Oppenheim had determined to not run Farrow’s investigation into abuses by Harvey Weinstein, which later gained the author a Pulitzer after it was revealed within the New Yorker. Oppenheim has repeatedly denied silencing Farrow, saying that his work merely wasn’t able to air.
And Web page Six first reported that prime NBC employees have been livid when Farrow revealed that Brooke Nevils — who accused former “In the present day” present host Matt Lauer of rape — had instructed NBC’s HR division that Lauer had “assaulted” her. Oppenheim beforehand instructed employees that she had not alleged that Lauer had dedicated a criminal offense. (Lauer has strenuously denied the allegations.)
“It’s a blow to Noah,” mentioned an insider. “It was broadly believed he had stayed at NBC as a result of he was in line for that job.” Stated one other, “It’s the last word snub. They’ve spent the final yr elevating Noah’s profile.” Oppenheim will report back to Cesar Conde, who will head the NBCUniversal Information Group, which incorporates NBC, MSNBC, CNBC and Telemundo.
Whereas he’s had a tough yr, an NBC insider mentioned Oppenheim’s management through the pandemic has been broadly admired: “Noah’s proven his true colours.” One other NBC insider mentioned the scandals didn’t assist him, and added, “That is a part of a broader restructuring underneath a brand new CEO throughout your entire firm.”
NBC reps didn’t remark.
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