Was walking the halls. zucker was in charge one minute and he was gone the next, so why? even employees who didn t look like are mad because this made cnn look bad so they want to know why. they want to know what happened. but most staffers did like him. many loved him. many felt zucker was the best boss they had ever worked for. they would walk into war zones for him and sometimes they did. and in return zucker protect them, defended them, cheered for them. he was like a heat shield. that s the best way i can explain it. he shielded his staff from all sorts of heat. from corporate interference, from ratings pressures, from presidential threats. zucker was always on, seemingl always awake and online, always watching, always quick with words of encouragement or a sharp question for a guest or a better idea for a homepage headline. he cared deeply and every employee knew t even if they didn t like his story idea for his solution to a problem, they