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TuckerRebecca Tucker is scaling Eco-friendly Mountain West, getting been marketed to prexy of Craig Ferguson's CBS TV Galleries-based production shingle.Tucker is a right-hands lieutenant to Ferguson since she became a member of his camping in October 2008 being an assistant. She's done from help edit his book "American purposely" to becoming road manager for his comedy tours.Tucker's promotion would be a natural move after Ferguson's previous professional, Tracey Pakosta, departed Eco-friendly Mountain this month after nearly 5 years to accept reins of comedy for Universal Television (Daily Variety, Sept. 13).After investing a lot time with Ferguson recently, she's a natural feeling of the type of material he responds to."Dealing with watch his comedy mind work every single day continues to be much more of an event than I possibly could ever have imagined," Tucker told Variety. "I actually want to help bring his brand with other regions of television."One of the CBS projects Eco-friendly Mountain is shepherding is really a romantic comedy from author Erectile dysfunction Days and also the Ferguson-located gameshow "Celebrity Title Game," with Courteney Cox and David Arquette's Coquette banner.Tucker got her begin in the posting department at ICM in Gotham, and she or he labored being an assistant at Cruise/Wagner Prods. after moving to L.A. When she first met with Ferguson, she was cautious about being a celebrity's assistant, but he rapidly won her over."He's probably the most encouraging person I have ever labored for," Tucker stated. "It's rare in my opinion to locate someone who I respect a lot and who entertains me on such regularly.InchFerguson and Eco-friendly Mountain are repped by WME. Contact Cynthia Littleton at cynthia.littleton@variety.com