Posted on 04/26/2007 4:53:18 PM PDT by Cyropaedia
You could say this has been a big week for MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann, but lately they've all been big weeks. It would be difficult to find an anchor or TV personality who has been on a bigger roll.
Certainly not Katie Couric, to name but one.
In fact, in the last year, Olbermann has emerged as a kind of force of nature on television. His viewing audience has continued to rise -- his show is up about 76 percent in the first quarter of this year as compared with last. His profile, however, is off the charts. Olbermann has been on a late-night talk-show binge; he is credited with almost single-handedly making MSNBC relevant (no small feat); and he has re-upped his MSNBC show, "Countdown," for another four years, through 2011. The deal calls for Olbermann to write periodic essays for NBC's "Nightly News With Brian Williams" and have two "Countdown" specials air on NBC.
It was important for NBC News President Steve Capus to lock Olbermann into a sweet deal not only because Olbermann has a history of getting up and walking out the door (ESPN, CNN, Fox Sports and a previous stint at MSNBC), but also because it doesn't take a genius to figure out that the multitalented Olbermann can be used in ways previously unseen with other anchors.
For example, as I noted in November of 2005, "Countdown" would be (or should be) the model for the future of news. The difficulty in making that a reality anytime soon is that people who make these decisions are rooted in old-school notions of what a network newscast should look like, and so when they try to do something revolutionary to it they end up with -- Katie Couric?
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You would have to be braindead to seriously consider what dufuss does to be news.
You forgot the mega projectile vomit alert.
The Moonbats are taking over!
Olbermann is a failed at ESPN.
He only became popular at MSNBC when he began broadcasting how much he hoped for more dead American troops.
It’ also not that hard to jump in the ratings when you start at ZERO.
First an LA Times sports writer comes out as transsexual then a SF Gate writer declares his undying love for Olbermoron.
Maybe he could take over the Rosie O’Donuts Chair In Spewing Lying Anti-American Bile on THE VIEW. He’s sure got the qualifications.
Who is Olberman? I’ve never heard of him.
Two words: Man crush.
}:-)4
Ya, he’s the moonbat du jour now. Thing is, O’Reilly STILL pwns him on a daily basis, and always will.
The Olber-moron has increased his audience by 76% (from 50 viewers to 88)!
>> the multitalented Olbermann can be used in ways previously unseen with other anchors
What the he11 is he talking about? A SF porn video with Olbermann, Rather, Matthews... ?
| CNN Paula Zahn | 562 |
|---|---|
| FXNC O'Reilly | 2391 |
| MSNBC Olbermann | 713 |
| CNBC Fast Money | 168 |
| HLN Nancy Grace | 648 |
He barely beats Nancy Grace.
He also has a history of hitting his head whilst running for the door!
Trivia: Doesn't drive because of a loss of depth perception caused by a head injury. In 1980, he hit his head on the top of a subway door while running into the waiting car.
Mr. Goodman must be on some serious illegal drugs to write this with a straight face.
Granted. I understand people with BDS suffer illusions of grandeur of self importance, but Olbermann is watched by what 1 % of the population every night?
Even if he doubled his rating number every year, it would take 5 years to catch BOR
Now that's funny.
BUT he’s a lousy lay, according to one of his victims.
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