Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorKeith Olbermann will be dishing on politics, sports and more in new daily podcast debuting next week.The former MSNBC anchor, ESPN host and author is launching “Countdown With Keith Olbermann,” billed as a news-driven show featuring his trademark “Special Comment” political analysis, “The Worst Persons in the World” segment, and readings from the works of the humorist James Thurber.
The series launches Aug. 1 on iHeartRadio, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other major audio platforms.It’s meant to be a podcast version of “Countdown,” the show he hosted on MSNBC from 2003 to January 2011.
In 2010, MSNBC suspended Olbermann for making donations to Democratic candidates, violating a policy that requires news personnel to get permission before doing so.
The relationship ended abruptly when Olbermann left MSNBC in 2011 for an ill-fated stint at Current, a startup cable-news outlet launched in part by former U.S.
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