Keith Olbermann Nominated For Emmy Award

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by Diogenes2008
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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/7/15/884623/-Keith-Olbermann-Nominated-For-Emmy-AwardUpdated


I think most of us know that the last eighteen months have been very difficult for Keith Olbermann. He lost both of his parents, and a few friends as well.

His remarkable tribute to his mother, Marie Olbermann, garnered him an Emmy Nomination, and I think it is well-deserved. The tribute was wistful, funny, and beautiful, and it made me cry. Looking at today's Twitter feed, I can see I'm not alone.(http://www.emmyonline.tv/mediacenter/news_31st_nominations.html)

Countdown with Keith Olbermann MSNBC
A Baseball Fan Named Marie

Writer
Keith Olbermann

Keith Olbermann has done a great deal of excellent reporting in the time he has been on the air. He's won several awards:

(Keith) Olbermann is the recipient of numerous distinguished awards in radio and television broadcasting, including the 1995 Cable Ace Award for Best Sportscaster, 11 Golden Mike Awards for excellence in television and radio, and four Sports Emmy Awards. Olbermann also received an Edward R. Murrow Award for his coverage of the events of 9/11.

His beautiful tribute to Marie Olbermann also won him the prestigious Edward R. Murrow award.

NBC News dominated the Edward R. Murrow Awards, winning an impressive five awards, including one for Overall Excellence.

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MSNBC's Keith Olbermann won the Best Writing award for his tribute to his mother Marie. "A Baseball Fan Named Marie" aired two days after his mother's death.

[valerief]

1. +1 trillion!

[lpbk2713]

2. BWAHAHAHA

Blow it out your ass, asshole.

[EmeraldCityGrl]

3. about freaking time! n/t

[bigwillq]

4. Congrats, Keith!

:bounce:

[RagAss]

5. His been one of our very few voices ! Love ya K.O. !

[Oceansaway]

6. wooooohoooooo !!...nt

[connecticut yankee]

7. It was a beautiful tribute

It made me cry.

[Nite Owl]

8. He deserves it

that's for sure. We would never have our evening lineup without him being there.

[opihimoimoi]

9. Keith should run for SENATE

[activa8tr]

17. We need him on the TV machine, he can and does do MORE there!

Than he would do in the Senate!

Besides, NY state, (where he lives), has dozens of great liberals.

[opihimoimoi]

20. Yes, I can agree....but if I were to wish.....KO would make a wonderful President

6 years as a Senator would provide a Foundation for such a quest

jus sayin :o)

[madinmaryland]

10. Kicked and Recommended!!

:thumbsup:

[southernyankeebelle]

11. Let's hope he wins. If nothing else it will make O'Reilly's and Fox's head explode. Wonderful idea.

[xchrom]

12. Awesome! Nt

[myrna minx]

13. K&R for Keith. n/t

[malaise]

14. How deserving

Bravo Keith! :yourock:

[me b zola]

15. K&R

[activa8tr]

16. Only one as deserving, (well, not really, Keith is older and has more) would be

Rachel, for honesty and clarity in reporting!

Congratulations, Keith, well deserved!!!!!!!!!!!

[liberalmuse]

18. I love him.

And that was a beautiful tribute he did for his mom. I don't always agree with him, but let me tell you, I will NEVER forget him, because he was there when almost noone else was during the Bush years. He had courage - and after watching his beautiful memorial to his mom, I know where it comes from. I hope he wins. He deserves it - if not for this, for the many other things he's done over the years. Again, LOVE HIM.

[KatyaR]

19. Here's a direct link to his story:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/vp/35365752#35365752

Keith's mother reminds me of my grandmother. While she didn't have the passion about baseball that Marie did, she and I would watch the game on NBC every Saturday afternoon on her little tiny TV. We rooted for the teams that had Okies on them--the Yankees and the Reds especially. Several years ago I had the incredible experience of meeting Bobby Mercer at a charity thing where I was volunteering. I was flabbergasted to meet him, and all I could think was, "I wish Grandma was here."

Congratulations to Keith--you deserve it, buddy. :hug:

[glowing]

25. My grandma was old fashioned, she'd listen on the radio.

U didn't realize until she retired and turned it on while puttering around the house that she had such a passion fir baseball. I thought it was weird to listen to the radio rather than watch it on tv, but nostalgia of listening to the radio from an era when tv didn't exist and the radio linked you tongue players and the fame. To watch it unfold in your mind made the game simpler. Not about high paid pros and fancy parkways. It was a way of bringing simplicity back into the world like she had as a child. She lived during a time of major technological change. She experienced indoor plumbing, electricity, phones, tv, microwaves, computers. It's wild to think about how much has developed during the last 100 yrs.

[AnArmyVeteran]

21. Keith has what congress doesn't have: GUTS

[Daphne08]

26. Yes, he does.

[mzmolly]

22. To Keith!

:toast:

[laughingliberal]

23. K & R nt

[ck4829]

24. K&R

[Daphne08]

27. I had forgotten how heartwarming that was.

:cry: