By Greg Hazley
Allison Gollust, executive VP of corporate communications for NBC Universal, will step down when the companty’s megamerger with Comcast is consummated, likely at the end of the year.
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She is the chief spokeswoman for the company and NBC CEO Jeff Zucker, who has been told by Comcast that he will not be retained.
Comcast in early October brought in Abernathy MacGregor Group president Adam Miller as a senior advisor as the $30 billion deal moves toward fruition. COO Steve Burke has worked with Miller for more than a decade and said he will be a great asset to the company, an endorsement that could put Miller atop the media giant’s corporate communications apparatus.
Gollust, a 14-year veteran of NBC, is slated to step down Dec. 31, the company said.
“I was honored to play a role in telling the story of NBC Universal and I leave knowing that it is poised for an exciting new beginning,” she said in a statement.
Gollust was named EVP in July 2009. She was senior VP of NBC News communications and started out as a corporate comms. publicist, later moving to "Today." Gollust joined NBC after directing communications for the Colorado Rapids of Makor League Soccer.
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