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MSNBC considered bringing back Keith Olbermann to replace Rachel Maddow: Report

By Elizabeth Faddis
Published March 15, 2022 4:02am ET
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MSNBC considered bringing back Keith Olbermann to replace Rachel Maddow: Report
MSNBC considered bringing back former political commentator Keith Olbermann to replace Rachel Maddow on the news network, according to a report. NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell and NBCUniversal News Group Chairman Cesar Conde were in talks with Olbermann about returning to the network, Olbermann told Source Material, a newsletter for the Daily Beast. But those discussions […]

MSNBC considered bringing back former political commentator Keith Olbermann to replace Rachel Maddow on the news network, according to a report.

NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell and NBCUniversal News Group Chairman Cesar Conde were in talks with Olbermann about returning to the network, Olbermann told Source Material, a newsletter for the Daily Beast. But those discussions were put to an end with Maddow opposing the idea.

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