Gov. Andrew Cuomo is again reaching into the television industry to fill the role of his administration’s top communications official, announcing the appointment of a former NBC Universal executive to his cabinet.
Allison Gollust, who was executive vice president of corporate communications for the television network before her departure in 2010, will take over as Cuomo’s director of communications. She replaces Richard Bamberger, a former television news producer who is leaving for the private sector.
“It is an honor to welcome Allison to our team and I thank her for bringing her talents to New York state government,” Cuomo said in a statement. “Allison is a consummate professional who has a wealth of experience in communications and management. Her extraordinary work ethic, intellect and dedication will be essential to this position and I look forward to working with her.”
Gollust served in a variety of positions at NBC from 1998 through 2010, most recently as its top corporate spokeswoman after previously serving as the messenger for NBC News. She left in 2010, just as Comcast completed its purchase of the major network.
From the press release:
“Communication in this day and age moves at a lightning pace and serves a critical role in informing the public,” Gollust said in a statement. “I look forward to working with the administration to continue spreading the Governor’s message of a new New York throughout the state.”
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This is the problem with the New York Media, the politicians own them. How can the citizens trust the news media to inform them about the truth inside political and public corruption issues. There is no trust in a government, when politicians like Andrew Cuomo are buying a news media’s confidence with offering high salaries and making news reporters like, News 12 Westchester Anchor Brian ConyBeare, and NBC Spokeswomen Allison Gollust, high salaries with the taxpayer dollars. The important question is this, what’s the point to hire these high paid news reporters into his administration? There is a method of madness in this type of unethical practice in government.
The Westchester County District Attorney Janet Difiore, hired another News 12 Westchester reporter Tracy Everson, Deputy Communications Director, Westchester District Attorney’s Office, paying her a high salary on the backs of the taxpayers. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/tracy-everson/15/731/254
Westchester County residents pay the highest taxes in the United States, and if politicians cannot speak to the press openly and honestly about the issues, than, they should not be in public office. They should stop wasting the taxpayers hard earned cash on covering up the truth, it’s time these greedy politicians face the public and answer the questions for themselves.
The question is this, are these job titles and high salaries necessary in New York, when the infrastructure and roads are crumbling and 23 million people are living on unemployment? This is wasteful spending of tax dollars.
~ The Westchester News