It’s being speculated that Keith Olbermann, who used to be the top rated host on MSNBC, will be taking his views to a new show of his own on Current TV. The announcement is supposed to come today!
Current TV reaches fewer people than his previous home, but we think it’ll be a good fit to have some control over his own material. The channel itself will be obvious as to it’s liberal swing, and is partially owned by the Inventor of the Internet Al Gore himself.
Here’s a bit on the channel itself:
“The channel may be betting on Mr. Olbermann to put it on the cable map. The low-rated five-year-old channel needs the help. Targeting young people, it originally subsisted on YouTube-style submissions and video journalists. More recently it started producing and acquiring traditional television series, like repeats of “This American Life.”
Olbermann dropped MSNBC after some disagreements, but it could have been that he had this lined up anyway! Some think he could have been urged out by Comcast, who just bought NBC. Either way, it was abrupt, and something unusual went down.
Everyone’s being tightlipped on everything, so we’ll just have to find out later!
Well, Keith, bb, we wish you good luck no matter where U go!
Will U watch Keith on his new home, wherever that may be??
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