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Keith Olbermann to Launch Show on Current TV in Late Spring
By Politics Daily Staff - Politics DailyKeith Olbermann, who unceremoniously left his MSNBC "Countdown" show last month, has joined the public affairs channel Current TV and will host a nightly prime-time show starting in late spring. The liberal public affairs network co-founded by Al Gore can be seen in about 75 million homes worldwide, available only on the digital tier of cable channel systems. At MSNBC, which the unabashedly liberal and outspoken Olbermann left after a storm relationship, his nightly audience was about 1 million. In a conference call with reporters Tuesday morning, Olbermann, 52, said the new program will be ...
Keith Olbermann Teases Big Announcement on Twitter
By David Knowles - AOL NewsBack to work. Less than a month after parting ways with MSNBC, Keith Olbermann is set to tell the world what his next major venture will be. On a conference call scheduled for 11 a.m. EST Tuesday, Olbermann will unveil "an exciting announcement regarding the next chapter of his remarkable career," according to a statement from the former cable news host's public relations team. On his Twitter account, Olbermann has been teasing his followers about what's in store. .bbpBox34748457835175936 {background:url(http://a1.twimg.com/profile_background_images/196246275/KO1971YankeeStadium.jpg) ...
Obama Now Backs Gradual Transition in Egypt as Crisis Continues
By Luisita Lopez Torregrosa - Politics DailyWith the sands shifting in the crisis in Egypt, the Obama administration on Saturday gave its support to a gradual transition in government to prepare for new elections in September. The decision to support efforts by Egypt's vice president, Gen. Omar Suleiman, to forge a compromise with opposition groups was announced by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at a conference of European leaders in Munich, the New York Times reported. Clinton's statement was a departure from President Obama's demands as recently as Friday afternoon calling on the Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, to make ...
A Country in Crisis and a Tone Deaf Government
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Ed Rendell, Former Democratic Governor, Signs On as NBC Analyst
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyWithin days of the departure of controversial talk show host Keith Olbermann, NBC News announced Tuesday that former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, a blunt-spoken, partisan Democrat, has signed on with the network as a political analyst. Rendell, who recently completed two terms as governor and also served as chairman of the Democratic National Committee, will start immediately at NBC News and its sister cable channel, MSNBC, the network said. "Gov. Rendell has never been afraid to share his thoughtful analysis on national and local issues and he couldn't be a better fit for NBC News," said ...
Keith Olbermann Departure: 5 Job Prospects for the Former MSNBC Anchor
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsKeith Olbermann is probably not headed for the "where are they now" category. Despite being the network's most popular personality, the outspoken television host parted ways with MSNBC last week after years of tension with network executives. But does anyone really believe that we have seen the last of Keith Olbermann? Surge Desk runs down five possibilities for the television anchor's future. 1. TV comedy Love him or hate him, Keith Olbermann is a funny guy. Entertainment Weekly reports that for his next move, Olbermann could team him up with Golden Globe-winning writer Aaron Sorkin ("The ...
Olbermann and MSNBC: A Failing Relationship
By not in system - AOL NewsNEW YORK -- Keith Olbermann's exit from MSNBC appeared abrupt to viewers of his show, but the talk-show host and his network were involved "in a relationship that's been failing for a long time," an NBC Universal executive said Saturday. Olbermann's announcement at the end of Friday's "Countdown" that it would be his last show quiets, at least for the moment, the most dominant liberal voice in a cable-television world where opinionated talk has been the most bankable trend over the past several years. As Olbermann read from a James Thurber short story during a three-minute exit statement ...
Keith Olbermann Departure: The Online Reaction
By Hugh Collins - AOL NewsEven as he says goodbye to MSNBC, Keith Olbermann, an outspoken liberal TV personality, is drawing plenty of comments on the Web – both positive and furiously negative. Using descriptions ranging from "one of the great haters in the media" to "a victim of his own success," media commentators, bloggers and ordinary viewers let their feelings be known. The host of "Countdown" announced his departure live on the program Friday night. Olbermann, a former ESPN anchor, was briefly suspended from MSNBC in November for making political donations to Democratic candidates. Among the pithiest ...
Keith Olbermann Quits MSNBC; Both Sides Mum on Reason
By Luisita Lopez Torregrosa - Politics DailyNEW YORK – Keith Olbermann, the highest-rated host of MSNBC, has quit the cable news network. In an abrupt announcement on the air Friday night, he said he was leaving "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" immediately. The flamboyant anchor, who was the leading and possibly most strident symbol of MSNBC's liberal leanings, settled his contract late this week and agreed to step down. His relationship with NBC's corporate management had been troubled for some time, but news of his departure came as a surprise to most pundits and MSNBC insiders. Click play to watch video: As he closed his ...
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