Posted on 10/25/2012 7:27:21 PM PDT by markomalley
Think Keith Olbermann has burned his last bridge in the television business? He doesn’t think so.
Seven months after he got dismissed by Current TV, the temperamental host is aggressively job-shopping, and he’s not being too picky about it.
In recent weeks, Olbermann has reached out to executives at a slew of different networks to communicate his desire for a new on-air role, according to people with knowledge of those conversations. Those include both cable outlets and at least one broadcast network.
He has expressed interest in taking over as anchor of existing shows and in starting a new show. Indeed, several of the networks he’s approached don’t have any news programming per se on their schedules. His frustration at not having a real platform during the height of election season has been evident.
Not that a news show is all he’ll consider. Olbermann has also told people he’d like to be involved in sports coverage. During his run hosting “Countdown” on MSNBC, he was, for a time, also an on-air commentator for NBC’s “Sunday Night Football,” although that arrangement ended in 2010.
You might suspect that Olbermann would be steering clear of NBC Universal in his job hunt, given his acrimonious history with that company, and you’d be right, at least as far as I’ve heard. Among the networks he’s approached are ones owned by Viacom and AMC Networks, two conglomerates he has yet to quarrel with.
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He was on Current? He was fired from Current? News to me.
Pretty bad when you can’t make it on algore’s network.
He could apply to be alternate sheep at the White House..
for when Obama can’t get out to go on the Down Low..
All he needs is a trap door on back of his Levis..
He has no shame and qualify’s for the job...
"Why the hell aren't you getting this, camera guy? HAVE YOU NO SHAME???!!!!!!"
By next spring he’ll be on the infomercial circuit selling Sham-Wows and Ginsu knives.
Keith is just not bright enough to understand
that the only job he is really suited for is
working at Junky Joe’s Auto Salvage sucking
stale farts out of old car seats.
Why hire him when you can get liberal bullcrap in so many places for free?
Mark Levin leads everyone to believe Olberman has a huge ASS
that He is shaped like a pear....
I’d like to see Him on the Home shopping network hawking
shamwow!s wearing a thong!!!
OH HAAA HAAA Hawwwwww!!!!! I just pissed myself.
He can apply for one of Obama’s shovel ready jobs.
Go suck welfare, Keith.
A wide net? He wants to be a fisherman in a third world country?
My backyard needs raking, and I don’t want to hire any Mexicans.
Just when I think I’ve seen everything...
Yeah I need my lawn cut!
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, KEEP HIM OUT OF CANADA! We have enough of his variety on Canadian news.
Does he speak Spanish? He should try Venezuela. Hugo Chavez might need a new spokeperson.
When Romney wins, he’ll be out there claiming it’s because there was a conspiracy to keep him and his brilliant commentary off the air.
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