Olbermann Leaves MSNBC After Leading Network to Ratings Gains
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Keith Olbermann, the television host who led MSNBC out of the cable-news cellar with a partisan approach that sometimes ruffled feathers, left the network two months after a two-day suspension.
Last night’s show was the final “Countdown With Keith Olbermann,” the cable network said yesterday in an e-mailed statement. Talks to end the host’s contract have been under way for awhile, said a person with knowledge of the situation.