ALBANY, NY: Former NBC Universal communications leader Allison Gollust has joined New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's staff as director of communications.
She will replace Richard Bamberger, who has held the position since January 2011 and previously worked with Cuomo, a Democrat, in the New York State attorney general's office. Bamberger will remain with the administration to assist with the transition, it said in a statement.
Gollust previously served as EVP for corporate communications at NBC Universal, prior to the company's acquisition ...