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Published Apr 26, 2011
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Three months after leaving MSNBC, number one libtard Keith Olbermann has announced his return to airwaves today in a video at his website, FOKNewsChannel, FOK being "Friends of Keith." The new show, Countdown with Keith Olbermann (hmm, that's familiar), will start on June 20 on the small cable network Current TV. He explained, "I wanted to go somewhere where i could expand upon and enlarge upon the work I'd already done...a place where journalistic integrity and analytical honesty would never be compromised by corporate synergy... I found that place at Current TV... where they gave me a title, an equity stake, and a PONY."
Media Decoder says that MSNBC doesn't have a comment yet about Olbermann's decision to re-use Countdown for his new show and adds, "Current TV has a much lower audience base that MSNBC. The channel averages fewer than 25,000 viewers in prime time; at MSNBC Mr. Olbermann often commanded audiences exceeding 1 million. The channel’s executives have called Mr. Olbermann the best investment they have ever made. (His salary has not been disclosed, but he was granted an equity stake in Current, along with a management role.)"
Olbermann was a highly rated talk show host on MSNBC, but he wore out his welcome after not disclosing political donations to management.
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