In a recent column in 'TVNewser' the headline screams
Olbermann Doesn't Take Abrams Seriously
Is there bad blood between Keith Olbermann and Dan Abrams? In a recent interview, Radar quoted MSNBC's general manager as saying that Countdown "could become a model for the newscast of the future."
Dan Abrams replaced Rick Kaplan about 6 months ago as MSNBC's General Manager. The word at the time was that Rick and Keith didn't play nice and at one point Rick considered letting Keith go. After Abrams took over, It was obvious keith was allowed some extended liberties ... or was he. This article, quoting Keith, makes that previous opinion look pretty weak.
I thought this was Olbermann baiting but I linked to the article and found that Olbermann continued:
You got me. No, really, it's an awfully tough tightrope to walk here, and you get people who are newscasters who can't do any of the humor. And then there are people who are humorists who can't do any of the news. This is a problem. I've never had a problem going from one to the other. For me it's the skill that I've always brought to the table. I did it at SportsCenter. First, I did it for MSNBC. And, frankly, I did it for college radio. The idea is: Rarely do you go an entire hour when life is one tone, so why should you do an entire newscast that, in an hour of time, is all the same? There are occasions, like 9/11, when, yes, it is all one tone until further notice. But it's not like that a lot, thank goodness.
The Radar article is good for Olbermann fans and here's the link for those who are interested.