Al Jazeera America is preparing for its July launch with no shortage of job applicants. Last week the network’s executive director of internal operations said there were nearly 20,000 applications for its initial 170 job openings. What Al Jazeera America is looking for next is a star to help it stand out…
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‘No One Would Hire Him’: Olbermann’s Inability To Get A Job May Have Helped In Current TV Settlement
Keith Olbermann recently settled his $ 50 million lawsuit against former employer Current TV out of court and received a “significant” unnamed sum. Now, according to a report in POLITICO, it appears that Current TV’s decision to settle may have hinged on Olbermann’s inability to get a job at any other network after he was… Read more »
Howard Kurtz Practically Begs ESPN to Hire Keith Olbermann
The same Howard Kurtz who mercilessly ridiculed the idea that Fox News would hire the very successful and charismatic Herman Cain, today published a gushing love letter to the “ubertalented” Keith Olbermann that begged ESPN to re-hire him: I’m going to lead a chant: Let’s Go Keith!! It would be great fun to see him… Read more »
NBC’s New Hire Lisa Bloom Once Implied Prop 8 Supporters are ‘Lunatic-Fringe Bigots’
MediaBistro's TVNewser blog reported on Thursday that NBC's Today hired former CNN legal analyst Lisa Bloom as their new legal analyst. Bloom, the only child of notorious celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred, is a chip off her mother's block, given her liberal record both on the air and online, particularly on the issue of same-sex "marriage"…. Read more »