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Keith Olbermann Settles With Current TV

I bet he's getting less than $1M from Current. Serious bucks to be sure, but nothing like he would've been entitled to had he just done his job.

I don't see him back at ESPN.
 
SixtiesGuy said:
He should try the new Al Jazeera USA network. Perfect fit.
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Keith could barely tolerate living in Bristol, CN when he worked for ESPN.
I'd imagine Doha, Qatar would be a bit of a culture shock for KO.
 
umfan said:
I bet he's getting less than $1M from Current. Serious bucks to be sure, but nothing like he would've been entitled to had he just done his job.

I don't see him back at ESPN.
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I don't know if the ESPN suits want the inflammatory KO back again but you have to admit there are very few people with his love and knowledge of baseball and that might be important to ESPN's viewers.
 
landtuna said:
I don't know if the ESPN suits want the inflammatory KO back again but you have to admit there are very few people with his love and knowledge of baseball and that might be important to ESPN's viewers.
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I just can't see him being hired anywhere, in news or sports, anymore. The guy has made himself absolute poison to just about every major broadcast employer in the country. Who hasn't he been fired from worked for yet? CBS? He's already been thrown out of Disney/ESPN, CNN, Fox, and (MS)NBC.

Maybe he and Glen Beck can do a syndicated version of Crossfire. Of course, it would have to be set inside a UFC cage. ;D
 
Robnoxious said:
SixtiesGuy said:
He should try the new Al Jazeera USA network. Perfect fit.
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Keith could barely tolerate living in Bristol, CN when he worked for ESPN.
I'd imagine Doha, Qatar would be a bit of a culture shock for KO.
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Uh...don't think he'd be working in Qatar. Al Jazeera most likely has studios and bureaus all over the world, and if they don't now, they certainly will after they take over Current.
 
KeithE4 said:
landtuna said:
I don't know if the ESPN suits want the inflammatory KO back again but you have to admit there are very few people with his love and knowledge of baseball and that might be important to ESPN's viewers.
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I just can't see him being hired anywhere, in news or sports, anymore. The guy has made himself absolute poison to just about every major broadcast employer in the country. Who hasn't he been fired from worked for yet? CBS? He's already been thrown out of Disney/ESPN, CNN, Fox, and (MS)NBC.
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He could get hired at MLB Network, but he'd undoubtedly take a huge pay cut.
 
Robnoxious said:
Keith could barely tolerate living in Bristol, CN when he worked for ESPN.
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The self-proclaimed "Fabulous Sports Babe" (or as my ex-wife called her, "the Flatulent Sports Bag") often referred to Bristol as "Hooterville."
 
But if he's willing to take lower pay, someone will offer him work. Controversy is a GOOD thing, as long as it doesn't cost a heck of a lot.
 
Mark said:
But if he's willing to take lower pay, someone will offer him work. Controversy is a GOOD thing, as long as it doesn't cost a heck of a lot.
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Olbermann will have to consult with his monstrous ego and he'll get back to you.
 
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