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Where Does Olbermann Go Now? |
2012-03-31 |
Answers to the question few are asking, except maybe The Atlantic... CBS: Not impossible. While the expression of interest could hint that the network could reconsider him for some position, a statement by Sandy Socolow, Walter Cronkite's final executive producer, suggests the network would never take the risk at a news gig. "Oh, no, no, no, he's not a newsman," she said. "He's not a reporter. I've never seen anything that he's done that was original, in terms of the information." That's considered "not impossible"? News Corp: Don't bet on it. Olbermann left Rupert Murdoch's Fox Sports acrimoniously and Murdoch told The New Yorker "I fired him... He's crazy." OK.Not looking good there... HBO: Not impossible. If the premium cable network wanted a less funny, newsier voice to add to its lineup, Olbermann would be the guy. He certainly would fit with its liberal programming bent. ...and because HBO isn't hemmorraging enough subcribers lately. ESPN: Forget about it. An ESPN official was quoted saying Olbermann "didn't burn the bridges here, he napalmed them." I'm detecting a trend. MSNBC: Forget about it. By all accounts, Olbermann drove MSNBC executives and his underlings up the wall. I'm detecting a trend becoming a psychosis. CNN: Not impossible. CNN has aggressively considered Olbermann as a hire in the past but ultimately decided he was too left-of-center for the brand. Is this the same CNN that's on cable in this country, or another CNN that I don't know about? KOTV? Not impossible. It certainly worked for Glenn Beck, as GBTV was reportedly on track to take in $20 million in revenue for its debut year. Yeah, but Beck has these things called "viewers". I'm thinking Farm Reports. Or worse, maybe Oprah TV... |
Posted by:tu3031 |
#23 Soylbermann Green? |
Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2012-03-31 20:04 |
#22 The Spew. Rosie, Keithy, Rosanne and there's a lot to pick from for "special guests" to fill out the panel. It'll be like the Lunatic Asylum of television |
Posted by: tu3031 2012-03-31 17:41 |
#21 USN, Ret. nailed it. It's a match made in TV Heaven and will appeal to the Totally Insane demographic |
Posted by: SteveS 2012-03-31 17:32 |
#20 RTV |
Posted by: Varmint Glailet7850 2012-03-31 16:59 |
#19 Maybe he and Rosie can start their OWN network....
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Posted by: USN, Ret. 2012-03-31 15:46 |
#18 Who? |
Posted by: European Conservative 2012-03-31 13:54 |
#17 Senator from Minnesota Please. Anything but that! Al |
Posted by: Frozen Al 2012-03-31 13:03 |
#16 Here's a link that might interest him. |
Posted by: Abu Uluque 2012-03-31 12:41 |
#15 The View? |
Posted by: Chuckles Gurly-Brown5469 2012-03-31 11:45 |
#14 I'm thinking he'll write a book or two and go on the pundit speaking book shilling tour. In five or ten years the leadership at these places will turn-over and forget and someone will give him another chance to fail out of nostalgia and stupidity. |
Posted by: rjschwarz 2012-03-31 11:22 |
#13 the "Edward R Murrow of gay strip club DJs" |
Posted by: Frank G 2012-03-31 11:14 |
#12 Hey, what have you got against farmers? |
Posted by: bman 2012-03-31 10:45 |
#11 Olbermann drove MSNBC executives and his underlings up the wall. Okay, so his time there wasn't all bad... |
Posted by: Steve White 2012-03-31 10:19 |
#10 Senator from Minnesota That is the scariest thing I've heard in a while Hupick B. Hayes8299, not least because it might actually happen. shiver |
Posted by: lotp 2012-03-31 10:07 |
#9 Nervous Hospital? |
Posted by: Deacon Blues 2012-03-31 09:40 |
#8 Press Secretary |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2012-03-31 09:34 |
#7 West wing? |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2012-03-31 09:31 |
#6 I wouldn't trust him with Farm Reports. |
Posted by: JohnQC 2012-03-31 09:31 |
#5 "Farm Reports" sounds about right, after all, he went to an "Ivy League" agro college. |
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2012-03-31 08:58 |
#4 Away, hopefully. |
Posted by: gorb 2012-03-31 07:32 |
#3 I'm glad he was canned. I never liked him anyway. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2012-03-31 02:07 |
#2 Senator from Minnesota. |
Posted by: Hupick B. Hayes8299 2012-03-31 00:32 |
#1 Try hell |
Posted by: badanov 2012-03-31 00:16 |