{"id":416467,"date":"2022-03-15T18:36:09","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T15:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/msnbc-almost-had-keith-olbermann-replace-rachel-maddow-report\/"},"modified":"2022-03-15T18:36:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T15:36:09","slug":"msnbc-almost-had-keith-olbermann-replace-rachel-maddow-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/msnbc-almost-had-keith-olbermann-replace-rachel-maddow-report\/","title":{"rendered":"#MSNBC almost had Keith Olbermann replace Rachel Maddow: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ee3ea91ffb\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ee3ea91ffb\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/msnbc-almost-had-keith-olbermann-replace-rachel-maddow-report\/#%E2%80%9CMSNBC_almost_had_Keith_Olbermann_replace_Rachel_Maddow_report%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;MSNBC almost had Keith Olbermann replace Rachel Maddow: report&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMSNBC_almost_had_Keith_Olbermann_replace_Rachel_Maddow_report%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;MSNBC almost had Keith Olbermann replace Rachel Maddow: report&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Keith Olbermann, who got fired from MSNBC over a decade ago, claimed he was in talks with NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> boss Cesar Conde to return to MSNBC and take over Rachel Maddow\u2019s 9 p.m. time slot, according to a report.<\/p>\n<p>Maddow told her viewers on Jan. 31 that she would be taking a hiatus to work on a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of projects, including films, and would be temporarily stepping away from her primetime gig. <\/p>\n<p>But any fleeting dream of former \u201cCountdown\u201d host Olbermann returning to MSNBC was squashed when Maddow stepped in personally to veto him as her successor, according to a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/msnbc-almost-brought-back-keith-olbermann-to-replace-rachel-maddow?ref=home\">report <\/a>from the Daily Beast.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI offered to have her production company \u2018produce\u2019 the show. Would give her some proxy control and a f\u2013kton of money but she and [former MSNBC boss-turned-consultant to Maddow\u2019s production company] Phil Griffin refused,\u201d Olbermann told the Daily Beast, claiming that the network also offered him a show in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do not expect to continue negotiations with the successors to this management team,\u201d he added. \u201cManagement is worse than asleep at the switch.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Keith-Olbermann-49.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Keith Olbermann\" class=\"wp-image-21530458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Keith-Olbermann-49.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Keith-Olbermann-49.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Keith-Olbermann-49.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Keith Olbermann, the former MSNBC talking head, who hosted \u201cCountdown,\u201d said he was in talks to replace Maddow.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Frederick M. Brown<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MSNBC declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p>Staffers have been panicking under new network president Rashida Jones, who has yet to name a replacement for Maddow, who recently signed a\u00a0massive $30 million deal\u00a0to work less and transition out of her nightly broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>Olbermann, who\u00a0was once Maddow\u2019s mentor, was canned from MSNBC in 2011 after his relationship with Griffin reportedly became strained. <\/p>\n<p>A string of incidents led to Olbermann\u2019s exit. The outspoken anchor violated NBC News policy by donating to three political campaigns, including the congressional campaign of Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. He was suspended for two days and apologized to his fans, but not the network. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Rachel-Maddow-56.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Rachel Maddow\" class=\"wp-image-21530471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Rachel-Maddow-56.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Rachel-Maddow-56.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Rachel-Maddow-56.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Rachel Maddow inked a massive $30 million deal to work less on her primtime show and produce films.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Paul Marotta<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Later, when NBCU was acquired by Comcast, Olbermann<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/general-news\/keith-olbermann-breaks-silence-msnbc-195404\/\"> told The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> he was caught gossiping about the fate of then-boss Jeff Zucker at the company, which was the nail in his coffin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a lot of speculation about what would h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en,\u201d he said. \u201cOne surprisingly accurate bit of speculation on every floor of the building was, \u2018I betcha they don\u2019t keep Jeff.\u2019 And apparently, he heard that I had said this. I was there and I was a convenient punching bag and everybody would believe everything they said about me. And so off I went.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former MSNBC talking head was later fired\u00a0by now-defunct Current TV in 2012. At the time, Current TV <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2012\/03\/current-fires-keith-olbermann-074686\">cited <\/a>a lack of \u201crespect\u201d and \u201ccollegiality\u201d in its relationship with Olbermann. He also had exited ESPN and returned to the network a few times.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Keith-Olbermann-Rachel-Maddow-52.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"MSNBC Live -- Decision 2010 -- Pictured: (l-r) Keith Olbermann, host of \u00e9-\u00b7Countdown\u00e9-\u00b7, Rachel Maddow, host \u00e9-\u00b7The Rachel Maddow Show\u00e9-\u00b7 during &quot;Decision 2010&quot; on November 2, 2010  (Photo by Virginia Sherwood\/NBCU Photo Bank\/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-21530501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Keith-Olbermann-Rachel-Maddow-52.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Keith-Olbermann-Rachel-Maddow-52.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Keith-Olbermann-Rachel-Maddow-52.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Keith Olbermann, who was Rachel Maddow\u2019s mentor at MSNBC, was fired in 2011. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Most notably in 2015, Olbermann was fired\u00a0after a string of issues, which included the talking head tweeting at Penn State University supporters that they were \u201cpitiful\u201d and \u201cmorons,\u201d<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/blogs\/media\/2015\/07\/keith-olbermann-out-at-espn-again-210171\"> Politico reported<\/a>. Olbermann also came under fire after calling on NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to resign\u00a0because of his \u201cweak, damaging and almost enabling reaction\u201d to the Ray Rice\u00a0domestic abuse scandal.<\/p>\n<p>He now occasionally\u00a0offers commentary\u00a0on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> from a Manhattan balcony, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/news\/gddamnit-joe-frenetic-keith-olbermann-calls-on-biden-to-fire-merrick-garland-or-quit-in-epic-balcony-rant\/\">according to Mediaite<\/a>.\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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