Keith Olbermann, the former MSNBC anchor, will host a prime time program for Current TV, the low-rated cable channel co-founded by Al Gore. The one-hour program will begin sometime in the spring.Ironically, Comcast has a 10% stake in Current TV.
Mr. Olbermann will also become the chief news officer for Current, the company said in a news release Tuesday.
“We are delighted to provide Keith with the independent platform and freedom that Current can, and does uniquely offer,” Mr. Gore said in a statement.
I for one have no idea if we get Current TV on Comcast cable, do we? Having said that, this seems like an ingenious way for Olbermann to maneuver around NBC's bs proviso they put in his settlement package, banning him from working on competing networks for a year - surprise, Current TV isn't a competing network to NBC! Snap!
