Posted on 08/27/2013 7:35:15 AM PDT by tom h
Edited on 08/27/2013 7:39:48 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
ESPN is expected to announce on Wednesday that the former network mainstay Keith Olbermann, who contentiously departed in 1997, will return to host a one-hour, nightly show for ESPN2 later this year, according to three executives with knowledge of the deal but not authorized to speak about it publicly.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Wise move on their part. His personality is infectious as he makes most viewers sick at their stomachs.
I never will... it is the mslsd for sports fans.
Too politicized for MSNBC??? Series?
Any reason you’re re-posting this article from over a month ago?
As for me, and as much as I hate NBC in general, if I had to choose to keep just one of ESPN and NBCSN, I’d be going with NBCSN.
I just don’t see what ESPN brings to the plate anymore that’s special - they really don’t have any exclusive sports anymore, just a channel for showing specific games/events for sports that are otherwise available elsewhere. Their “news” also shows are no better than the competitors, at best.
What happened? Did Keith lose his job at the Home Depot for being a butt-hole?
The article is old. He already started his show, and he already mentioned politics, in the first minute of the show.
Oh, well. We knew he would. And I won’t be watching him.
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