MSNBC Suspends Keith Olbermann Indefinitely for Contributing to Democratic Campaigns - FoxNews.com. Current TV has fired Keith Olbermann and replaced him with Eliot Spitzer.Reuters MSNBC host Keith Olbermann was put on indefinite suspension Friday after bosses at the cable news network learned that he had donated to three Democratic candidates, including one who had appeared on his show on the same day, in violation of the network's rules. "I became aware of Keith's political contributions late last night. Mindful of NBC News policy and standards, I have suspended him indefinitely without pay," Phil Griffin, president of MSNBC, said in a statement. The three candidates who received the maximum legal amount of $2,400 are Reps. Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords, both of Arizona and both who won tough re-election bids.
Kentucky Senate candidate Jack Conway was the third recipient. The donations were made on Oct. 28, the same day Grijalva appeared on the MSNBC show "Countdown With Keith Olbermann. " Olbermann was a co-anchor of MSNBC's election coverage this week. Did Dem Donations Score Final KO on Keith Olbermann? The Mouth That Roared is suddenly silent. When MSNBC host Keith Olbermann put his money where his mouth is, he also bit the hand that feeds him. The episode has caused the latest of many KO-inspired media feeding frenzies where he calls former President Bush bad a “fascist” or compares conservative star Michelle Malkin to a “mashed-up bag of meat with lipstick on it.”
Olbermann was suspended indefinitely without pay because he gave new meaning to the idea of pay for play. He gave $2,400 each to three Democratic candidates – all while claiming he’s not “liberal” and complaining Fox News was supporting the GOP. Even the most lefty network in the universe had to swallow its pride and suspend him. NBC execs claim KO violated journalistic standards that no one – left or right – felt applied to him because only NBC actually considered him a journalist.
Now, Olbermann’s many targets get the latest if not the last laugh. MSNBC Ends Keith Olbermann's Suspension After 2 Days - FoxNews.com. Current TV has fired Keith Olbermann and replaced him with Eliot Spitzer.Reuters MSNBC host Keith Olbermann will be back on the air Tuesday, ending his suspension for violating NBC's rules against making political donations, the network announced Sunday. MSNBC's chief executive Phil Griffin said late Sunday that after several days of deliberation, he had determined that two days off the air was "an appropriate punishment for his violation of our policy.
" The left-leaning cable network's most popular personality acknowledged donating $2,400 apiece to the campaigns of Kentucky Senate candidate Jack Conway and Arizona Reps. Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords. The donations were made on Oct. 28, the same day Grijalva appeared on the MSNBC show "Countdown With Keith Olbermann. " Politico, which was first to report the contributions, published Olbermann's confirmation of the donations. "We look forward to having him back on the air Tuesday night," Griffin said in a statement. Keith Olbermann "I've Just Been Told This Is The Last Edition Of This Show"
Olbermann Announces Departure from MSNBC - FoxNews.com. Keith Olbermann is leaving MSNBC and has announced that Friday's "Countdown" show will be his lastReuters NEW YORK – MSNBC host Keith Olbermann announced Friday that he is leaving the network and has taped his last "Countdown" show.
MSNBC issued a statement that it had ended its contract with the controversial host, with no further explanation. Olbermann hosted the network's most popular show, but his combative liberal opinions often made him a target of critics. Olbermann did not explain why he was leaving. "MSNBC thanks Keith for his integral role in MSNBC's success and we wish him well in his future endeavors," the network said. A spokesman said Phil Griffin, MSNBC's president, would not comment on Olbermann's exit.
Spokesman Jeremy Gaines would say only that the acquistion of NBC Universal by Comcast, which received regulatory approval this week, had nothing to do with the decision. The host apologized to fans -- but not to the network. Olbermann Was In A War With His Bosses!" Keith Olbermann Had TWO Years Left On His Contract. Olbermann and MSNBC: a Failing Relationship. Jan. 21, 2011: Keith Olbermann on "Countdown" moments before he told viewers it was his last broadcastAP NEW YORK – Keith Olbermann's exit from MSNBC appeared abrupt to viewers of his show, but the TV news commentator and his network were involved "in a relationship that's been failing for a long time," an NBC Universal executive said Saturday.
Olbermann's announcement at the end of Friday's "Countdown" that it would be his last show quiets, at least for the moment, the most dominant liberal voice in a cable-television world where opinionated talk has been the most bankable trend over the past several years. As Olbermann read from a James Thurber short story during a three-minute exit statement Friday night, MSNBC simultaneously e-mailed a statement to reporters that the network and host "have ended their contract.
" Neither indicated a reason nor addressed whether Olbermann quit or was fired. Last fall, Olbermann saw his role on NBC's `Sunday Night Football" eliminated. Was Comcast Behind Keith Olbermann's Departure? Keith Olbermann - msnbc tv - Countdown with Keith Olbermann.