Am at cocktail party with old network freinds and fields in NY. News hit like thunderclap.
To answer question, did he jump or was he shoved... there are 10,000 fingerprints on his back!
Also notice when info released: Friday night, in the black hole of news releases.
...NBC executives said one term of his settlement will keep him from moving to another network for an extended period of time.
NBC executives said the move had nothing to do with the impending takeover of NBC Universal by Comcast.
Mr. Olbermann had signed a four-year contract extension in 2008 for an estimated $30 million.
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According to several senior network executives, NBC’s management had been close to firing Mr. Olbermann on previous occasions, most recently in November after he revealed that he had made donations to several Democratic candidates during the 2010 congressional elections...SNIP
The answer may be in the winded...