ESPN will not renew the contract of Keith Olbermann according to

[furfoot]

the link below from USA Today and James Andrew Miller. Oh, how will we ever survive!

Keith Olbermann is leaving ESPN for a second time, according to a report from James Andrew Miller, the co-author of a book about ESPN, These Guys Have All The Fun.



UPDATE: ESPN has confirmed the report in a statement, saying the show will “conclude sometime this month.”

Following is a statement from ESPN about the future of the Olbermann show, which will conclude sometime this month:

“Keith is a tremendous talent who has consistently done timely, entertaining and thought-provoking work since returning to ESPN. While the show’s content was distinctive and extremely high quality, we ultimately made a business decision to move in another direction. We wish Keith nothing but the best and trust that his skill and ability will lead him to another promising endeavor.”

Olbermann got his start with ESPN, before moving into covering politics for Fox News and MSNBC. In 2013, he returned to the network, where he got his own show to talk about sports and whatever else was bugging him.

ESPN appears to be moving away from high-priced talent who can be inflammatory, as this decision follows the much-talked-about move by the network to not renew the contract of former Grantland editor Bill Simmons.

Let the speculation about where Olbermann goes next commence.

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link: http://usat.ly/1MfOEhT

 

[TN Lion]

Good, the guy is an a$$hole. By the way, I posted the rumor of this a couple of weeks ago and one poster in particular laughed it off as me being a sucker and believing everything I read. Yes, I was right.

I can't imagine that he will ever get another gig on TV. Good riddance.

 

[BBrown]

Good, the guy is an a$$hole. By the way, I posted the rumor of this a couple of weeks ago and one poster in particular laughed it off as me being a sucker and believing everything I read. Yes, I was right.

I can't imagine that he will ever get another gig on TV. Good riddance.

He's a complet douche bag but he will probably get another shot at douchery somewhere else.
its the way the media works. Just look at Brian Williams, the guy just flat out made stuff up. If you or I did that in school we'd be kicked out...unless it was creative writing 101, he just moves onto MSNBC and another million dollar paycheck.

 

[dwiz]

He's a complet douche bag but he will probably get another shot at douchery somewhere else.
its the way the media works. Just look at Brian Williams, the guy just flat out made stuff up. If you or I did that in school we'd be kicked out...unless it was creative writing 101, he just moves onto MSNBC and another million dollar paycheck.

Well Williams had a contract and apparently he didnt break it, so if they fired him, they'd still have to pay him, plus pay the replacement. Better to just move him where nobody sees him.

 

[stneumann83]

"Let the speculation about where Olbermann goes next commence"

To hell.

 

[Fox Chapel Lion II]

"Let the speculation about where Olbermann goes next commence"

To hell.

On a rocket sled.

 

[JerseyRon]

I guess he is the Worst Person in the World today.

 

[BBrown]

I guess he is the Worst Person in the World today.

He always has been and will continue to be.