Keith Olbermann and MSNBC: Why It’s Time for a Reunion
Occasionally, a breakup proves a big mistake for both parties. Witness the strange case of MSNBC and Keith Olbermann.
While their relationship was often rancorous, Olbermann’s lengthy and biting commentary not only branded and defined MSNBC but set the channel on its current course. Indeed, the NBC-owned network’s entire lineup of primetime hosts – Rachel Maddow, Lawrence O’Donnell, Chris Hayes – were essentially spun out of Olbermann’s ribs, as management sought to build on Olbermann’s success by becoming a liberal counterweight to Fox News Channel
Since leaving MSNBC, however, Olbermann hasn’t exactly found particularly hospitable homes, even if the salaries were, admittedly, quite nice. He regularly chafed at the amateurishness of Current TV, since rechristened Al Jazeera America; and never found his groove at ESPN, which began by scheduling his show at a time when it was frequently delayed by live coverage that ran over its allotted window, pushing him into the wee hours of the evening.
Olbermann is obviously a polarizing figure, but he’s too marketable a talent to stay on the sidelines for long, unless he chooses to do so. The real question is where he can find another platform that provides him the elbow room he needs to operate and that’s desperate enough to absorb the headaches historically associated with hiring him.
Of course, when you think about it that way, it’s hard to imagine a more logical home for Olbermann than (gulp) MSNBC, which has never fully recovered from losing him. Granted, such a reunion would certainly establish the host and his former network as a sort-of TV version of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. Yet while those two might not have been a match made in heaven, for all the histrionics and fireworks, when all was said and done, they just sort of belonged together.
http://variety.com/2015/tv/columns/keith-olbermann-msnbc-leaves-espn-1201536388/
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sports world and his commentaries are there. You don't have to like sports to bask in their awesomeness. His golf commentaries are worth the trip. Go. Be happy. 
who in his second season, is apparently going for broke & batting home runs every week. 
I do miss him though
You lose Lori Klausutis, too.
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He tells the truth & isn't afraid to say it.
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Snarky? yes. Unfunny? No. In fact, I think YOU must now be joking. 
Great idea!
Keith could just buy the network outright for a hamburger on Tuesday. 
I thought he was pretty much offered too much money to stay
anywhere else,, and the whole idea was to derail him momentum.
Some of us hardcore fans, who area also sports fans, followed him
to ESPN, but it was like watching a caged bear.
While I would understand if he wanted to sit on a remote island
and count his money for awhile, I'm hoping he misses stirring the pot.
Doesn't seem like the kind of guy who can laze in a hammock too long 
We'll keep the light on Keith 
simply to add this:
Keef!
Keef! 
I finally found you all!
