Zimmer has spent the past year guiding Nexstar through its $6.2 billion Tegna merger despite hefty legal challenges, all while still leading distribution strategy. If the deal closes, she would oversee 265 stations in 44 states reaching roughly 80% of U.S. TV households. She also serves on the boards of the T. Howard Foundation, which supports underrepresented college talent entering media, and Horizons National, which provides tuition-free academic programs for under-resourced students.
Fictional female leader you’d actually want as a boss?
Selina Meyer from “Veep” because work would never be boring—and we’d laugh a lot. She’s smart, demanding, impatient, brutally funny and completely unfiltered. Selina expects you to move fast, anticipate her needs and deliver without excuses. Her humor is her superpower: dry, sarcastic, wildly inappropriate and razor-sharp. I’d learn how to think on my feet, navigate strong personalities, stay composed under pressure and use humor to get through even the most chaotic situations. Working for her would be exhilarating and occasionally terrifying.
Karaoke song you always say yes to?
“What’s Up?” by 4 Non Blondes.