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CNN boss Jeff Zucker's son, 15, resigns hours after it's revealed Cory Booker's start up put him on the advisory board and gave him stock options
- Cory Booker helped found a video aggregation start up site called Waywire
- Financial disclosure forms show that he appointed Jeff Zucker's 15-year-old son Andrew on the company's advisory board
- Andrew has since quit after his role was publicized
- Google's Eric Schmidt and Booker pal Oprah Winfrey are both investors
- Booker is now running for the empty New Jersey Senate spot
The 15-year-old son of CNN president Jeff Zucker has resigned from his position on the advisory board of Cory Booker's start-up after it was revealed that the teenager had a leadership role in the company and receiving stock options for his work.
Hours after the news broke that Zucker's teenage son Andrew was listed as a member of the video aggregation start-up, a CNN spokesman said that he resigned from the company.
The spokesperson also made a concerted effort to distance Booker, the current Newark mayor who is running for the open New Jersey Senate seat, from the decision to bring the younger Zucker on board.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2386372/Cory-Bookers-video-start-CNN-president-Jeff-Zuckers-14-year-old-son-companys-advisory-board-gave-stock-options.html#ixzz2bOC4rcMe
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