Olbermann Leaves ‘Countdown’

[babsbunny]

January 21, 2011, 9:20 pm
Olbermann Leaves ‘Countdown’ on MSNBC
By BILL CARTER

http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/21/olbermann-hosts-last-countdown-on-msnbc/

12:05 a.m. | Updated Keith Olbermann, the highest-rated host on MSNBC, announced abruptly on the air Friday night that he was leaving his show, “Countdown,” immediately.

The host, who has had a stormy relationship with the management of the network for some time, especially since he was suspended for two days last November, came to an agreement with NBC’s corporate management late this week to settle his contract and step down.

In a closing statement on his show, Mr. Olbermann said simply that it would be the last edition of the program. He offered no explanation other than on occasion “all that surrounded the show – but never the show itself – was just too much for me.”

[rocktivity]

1. Well, he can always primary Obama

Rachel, and Ed, you're next.

Abrupt departure, my ass -- he's smart enough that when Comcast came in the door, it was probably over. And like Randi Rhodes, he's probably got a backup plan.

:(
rocktivity

[elocs]

2. Wow! When did this happen? n/t

[Rockholm]

3. Really? I didn't hear that.

Thanks for the link. Gotta go read and find out what happend.

[MadBadger]

4. I'm not one to call out duplicate threads...

But C'mon, its in just about every thread.