Posted on 03/30/2012 2:04:57 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
Current TV said Friday afternoon that it had terminated the contract of its lead anchor Keith Olbermann, scarcely one year after he was hired to reboot the channel in his progressive political image.
In a letter to viewers, the channel said Friday, “We created Current to give voice to those Americans who refuse to rely on corporate-controlled media and are seeking an authentic progressive outlet. We are more committed to those goals today than ever before. Current was also founded on the values of respect, openness, collegiality, and loyalty to our viewers. Unfortunately these values are no longer reflected in our relationship with Keith Olbermann and we have ended it.”
Mr. Olbermann will not be given an opportunity to sign off. Starting Friday night, the former New York governor Eliot Spitzer will replace him at 8 p.m., according to the letter to viewers. His program will be titled “Viewpoint with Eliot Spitzer.”
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Why not, everyone else has.
Happened quicker than I thought.
There’s always two cans and a stretched string. His audience would be just as big.
Does Current TV have a death wish? Did any one tell them that the losers they are selecting have already been dumped by other liberal meccas.
Boy he must’ve really p*ssed someone off?
Replacement Eliot Spitzer can do “undercover” investigations of bawdy houses.
What is Current TV and who is Keith Olbermann?
That's cold. eh-eh
Heck, I thought that's what AlGore's Current TV already was, LOL.
Yeah, seriously p***ed someone off! It had to be more than bad ratings for that media announcement. I think he’s looking at porn on the company computer.
Wow, who could’ve predicted they wouldn’t like KO after awhile????????
/s
Cat fights can be so entertaining.
There’s always North Korean state media.
if ya can’t make it at bsmsnbclsd and current.. FoX is always lookin’. ;-]
>>I will not go on Facebook to gloat.
I will not go on Facebook to gloat.
I will not go on Facebook to gloat.<<
See you on Facebook...
:)
This will come as a big disappointment to Olbermann’s dozens of fans.
.. in his progressive rabid communist political image.
Was that how they got Whore-Aldo and Alan Dumbs?
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