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By not in system - AOL NewsMore on This Week's Quiz Questions: Which Team Won the Super Bowl? What Does the Super Bowl Darth Vader Commercial Advertise? Who Hired Keith Olbermann? What Was the Source of the Getty Family Fortune? What Criminal Charge Did Lindsay Lohan Face This Week? ...
A Brief History of Al Gore's Current TV, Keith Olbermann's New Home
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsUPDATE: Olbermann confirmed via Twitter that he has accepted a position as chief news officer of Current Media and will also anchor a prime time program for the cable channel. Keith Olbermann has done time at ESPN, MSNBC, CNN and other media outlets. Now, he seems prepared to add a new employer to his resume. Last night, Olbermann sent out a tantalizing tweet promising big news. But he may have been scooped: The New York Times says Olbermann is likely headed to Al Gore's Current TV. Olbermann, a source tells the Times, will have an equity stake in the channel. Olbermann watchers have been ...
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) ...
Sarah Palin Won't Be Ignored (but Dana Milbank, Others Ought to Be)
By Sandra Fish - Politics DailySo, columnist Dana Milbank at the Washington Post has vowed not to write a word about Sarah Palin during the month of February. "I feel powerless to control my obsession, even though it cheapens and demeans me," he wrote recently. We here at Woman Up won't be joining Milbank. We, too, occasionally tire of writing about the former Alaska governor, one of the growing legion of Republicans toying with the idea of a 2012 presidential bid. We're not always thrilled with her. But Palin is brilliant at attracting media attention while also avoiding the media. She proved herself a heavy political ...
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 ...
Glenn Beck: I Predicted Keith Olbermann Would Be Fired
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyOn his radio show Monday morning, Glenn Beck played past audio of him predicting the Comcast deal would doom Olbermann at MSNBC. He went on to add that, rather than pushing a liberal agenda, "the new owners will just run for ratings, and they will also run it in a credible sort of way." Beck also referred to Olbermann as a "pain," but said he wasn't happy to see his prediction come true: "I like the easy competition," added Beck. You can watch the video here: ...
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's Departure From MSNBC: What It Might Mean
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyIt's unclear why Keith Olbermann quit MSNBC Friday night, but it could spell larger changes for cable news. Regardless of the immediate reasons for his departure, I think it is clear the ethos that fueled Olbermann's meteoric rise has come and gone. This happens to musicians (think Warrant in the time of Nirvana) and actors (think Reagan in the era of Brando). I think it can happen to talkers, too. Times change and audiences are fickle. Shelf-life is probably shorter now than it has ever been. Liberal talker Bill Press notes this phenomenon in his book, "Toxic Talk." As Press notes, Rush ...
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