Keith Olbermann Fired from Current TV, Eliot Spitze Fills-In

Keith Olbermann Fired from Current TV, Eliot Spitze Fills-In

Keith Olbermann, who has been recently fired by Current TV, was replaced by Eliot Spitzer, who is previously affiliated with CNN.

The talk show host's tenure at Current TV lasted only less than a year. He had been previously employed at MSNBC, where his "Countdown" program ran on television for eight years.

In 2011, Olbermann resigned from MSNBC to transfer to Current, but apparently things weren't going so smoothly. Al Gore and Joel Hyatt, Current founders, released a statement that explains the ousting of Olbermann.

Here is an excerpt of the long press release from Current:

“We created Current to give voice to those Americans who refuse to rely on corporate-controlled media and are seeking an authentic progressive outlet. We are more committed to those goals today than ever before.

Current was also founded on the values of respect, openness, collegiality, and loyalty to our viewers. Unfortunately these values are no longer reflected in our relationship with Keith Olbermann and we have ended it.

We're very excited to announce that beginning tonight, former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer will host "Viewpoint with Eliot Spitzer," at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT. Eliot is a veteran public servant and an astute observer of the issues of the day. He has important opinions and insights and he relishes the kind of constructive discourse that our viewers will appreciate this election year. We are confident that our viewers will be able to count on Governor Spitzer to deliver critical information on a daily basis.”

Expect the media to give negative reactions on Current's line talking about honoring its values given Eliot Spitzer's past troubles.

Posted by James Fried on Sunday April 01 2012, 8:46 AM EST. Ref: Google. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Entertainment, Featured News. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0