President and Chief Executive Officer of NBC Universal Jeff Zucker arrives at the Simon Wiesenthal Center's 2010 Humanitarian Award Ceremony honoring producer Brian Grazer and director Ron Howard in Beverly Hills, California in this May 5, 2010, file photo. Jeff Zucker, the former CEO of NBC Universal, is homing in on a deal to head CNN, according to the Los Angeles Times. Zucker is in ''advanced negotiations'' to replace Jim Walton, who announced earlier this year that he is vacating his position as president of CNN Worldwide at the end of the year, The Times reports. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/Files