From the wake of the Keith Olbermann suspension comes this new bit of news: MSNBC said Friday that it is suspending “Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough for two days after he acknowledged giving eight previously unknown $500 contributions to friends and family members running for state and local offices during his tenure at the network, […]
Earlier this week the gossip site Phawker posted an email exchange between Stu Bykofsky of the Philadelphia Daily News and Keith Olbermann. The exchange started with this email from Keith Olbermann: “Dear Stu, Since you’re obviously a moron, I won’t waste your time or mine writing more emails you clearly can’t understand. But I do […]
Talk about a short suspension: STATEMENT REGARDING KEITH OLBERMANN – SUNDAY, NOV. 7 From Phil Griffin, President of MSNBC: After several days of deliberation and discussion, I have determined that suspending Keith through and including Monday night’s program is an appropriate punishment for his violation of our policy. We look forward to having him back […]
By now I’m sure everyone has heard that Keith Olbermann has been suspended indefinitely from MSNBC for contributing to political campaigns without disclosing those contributions to his superiors at MSNBC. There has been a lot of back and forth over this decision in the blogosphere and twitterverse today. I have mixed feelings on the story. […]
Mediaite has obtained an email from MSNBC boss Phil Griffin to a viewer who was upset over Shuster not being on the air. Here’s what Griffin said: From: Griffin, Phil (NBC Universal) Sent: Wed 4/07/10 11:16 PM Sorry, but this is a business and I need team players. He was not moral, ethical or professional […]
From Crawford’s blog: For those who might be interested – and you have every reason not to be – I am no longer with MSNBC. Three months short of my current contract I sent the following to the boss, Phil Griffin: “Phil, Just wanted to give you the heads up that my situation with MSNBC […]
Joe Scarborough’s tweet last week slamming Keith Olbermann has gained some attention, including from their boss: Griffin sent a memo, obtained by the Huffington Post, to network talent and executive producers clamping down on infighting within the network. “We have many strong personalities with differing, passionate opinions, but it is important to remember that we […]
This would so rock: “At some point, I don’t know when, she should have a show,” said Phil Griffin, hours before he was promoted on Wednesday to president of MSNBC. “She’s on the short list. It’s a very short list. She’s at the top.” She is Rachael Maddow. Rachael would be awesome on her own […]