Keith Olbermann’s latest
temper tantrum negotiation with his bosses at San Francisco-based Current TV appears to be over. The NYT’s David Carr says he’s agreed to resume election coverage after Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary and Olbermann acknowledged as much last night via the Hollywood Reporter. For those who haven’t found Current on their cable dial, he’d already sat out the Iowa caucuses. Here’s an excerpt from the Carr piece:
Executives at the channel say the embarrassing public fight has more to do with his unwillingness to play, let alone play well, with others. Which is kind of a running meme in Mr. Olbermann’s career, but this time was supposed to be different.