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Keith Olberman to Return - FOK News
Keith Olbermann announces his show, 04/26/11. (image: FOK News Channel)
The voice will be silenced no more. Current TV has announced that its new show with Keith Olbermann will debut on June 20 at 8 p.m.
The show, to be called "Countdown With Keith Olbermann," marks the return to the airwaves for Olbermann, one of journalism's most provocative and outspoken voices and hero of the liberal left. Olbermann's decision to join Current was announced in February, shortly after he had a not-so-amicable parting with MSNBC.
In addition to executive producing and hosting his show, Olbermann was appointed as Current's Chief News Officer.
"'Countdown to Keith Olbermann' will showcase the return to television of one of America's most gifted thinkers and communicators," said Joel Hyatt, co-founder and Executive Vice Chairman of Current in a press release. "Keith will be back, speaking truth to power and calling them as he sees them - but this time, on America's only independent news and information TV network."
"The show will combine familiar and popular features with some new elements that we can't wait to unveil," said Mark Rosenthal, CEO of Current. "We're creating a great platform for Keith's style, which includes a very sophisticated digital presence for him - that we think will appeal to his very enthusiastic and active following. The show will also appeal to new viewers tuning into Keith for the first time."
Current, which was founded in 2005 by Al Gore and Hyatt, is counting on Olbermann to put the cable channel on the map. Current is distributed in more than 75 million households around the world, but has failed to build much buzz until now. -- San Jose Mercury News
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April 27, 2011