MSNBC Demotes Keith Olbermann

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MSNBC Demotes Keith Olbermann
http://www.truthout.org/article/msnbc-demotes-keith-olbermann

"MSNBC said Sunday it is replacing Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews as co-anchors of political night coverage with David Gregory, and will use the two newsmen as commentators. The change reflects tensions between the freewheeling, opinionated MSNBC and the impartial newsgatherers at NBC News. Throughout the primaries and summer, MSNBC argued that Olbermann and Matthews could serve as dispassionate anchors on political news nights and that viewers would accept them in that role, but things fell apart during the conventions. Gregory, the veteran Washington hand, will anchor MSNBC's coverage of the presidential and vice presidential debates and election night, said Jeremy Gaines, network spokesman."

you get canceled.

You have low ratings, rant and rave like a loon, and nobody (even your wife) likes you, you get a bigger contract ...

the Repub convention. Source? I'll go try and find it but I heard it on Hartmann last week.

Source:
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/ratings/the_scoreboard_thursday_sept_4_93719.asp

Friday, Sep 05
The Scoreboard: Thursday, Sept. 4
25-54 demographic: (L +SD)

Total day: FNC: 773 | CNN: 440 | MSNBC: 240 | HLN: 140

Prime: FNC: 2344 | CNN: 1218 | MSNBC: 618 | HLN: 333
5p: 6p: 7p: 8p: 9p: 10p: 11p:

FNC ElectionHQ: Hume: Shep.: O'Reilly: H&C/RNC: RNC: RNC/Greta:
534 648 814 1762 1674/2281 3290 2287/1401

CNN Blitzer: Blitzer: RNC: RNC: RNC: RNC: RNC:
346 316 398 537 993 2119 1322

MSNBC Hardball: Gregory: RNC: RNC: RNC: RNC: RNC:
183 169 204 255 551 1048 794

HLN Prime: Prime: Beck: Grace: Beck: Grace: Showbiz:
71 74 141 423 196 398 212

It sucks but at least they are still on for Hardball and Countdown.

I suppose Tom Brokaw, Brian Williams, Andrea Mitchell, et al rate as impartial. Believe that and I have a bridge for sale..

Can NBC and MSRNC be anymore obvious... :puke: :puke:

desperate measures by desperate men, molding our opinions into sound bites. I have stopped watching the Nightly news too, only Keith and Rachel for me.

He had to hold back a lot during the Republican Convention and it looked physically painful for him.

But it looks like he's content to stick around

either convention. WTF?

I mean, I liked watching him and all, but I certainly wouldn't call him impartial. Just look at his reaction to the 9/11 video at the RNC. Was it righteous? Sure. Was it impartial? Hell no.

MSNBC's ratings are dismal and they are trying to appeal to a larger audience.

if I had to choose between the two

in their...eh.....er..... that cavity in the chest that give you a grabber sometimes...

For Tweety. Tweety plays ball - KO does not

No they don't and they never would. What a bunch of wussies - especially grandpa Tom Brokow - I miss Tim Russert.

KO is a fluke in their sandbox - We'll see how long he lasts now.

we must fight back. those of us who know what's going on.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_oet&address=358x1903

countdown@msnbc.com or viewerservices@msnbc.com? Or both?

I used both addresses. Send one to each address

Pardon me for screaming.

When will this lie end?

Most of us are upset about Olberman being replaced by Gregory who is about as boring as they come.

It's the only truth out there right now.