Sources familiar with the situation tell us that Olbermann’s agent recently went to NBC complaining that Keith — who has the most popular show on MSNBC — was underpaid at $7 million per year. NBC execs told Olbermann’s agent they would not cough up anymore money.
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Network execs were well aware that Comcast wanted Keith gone because he was “a loose cannon that could not be controlled.”…
Our sources say Olbermann will, however, reappear soon with a presence on the Internet.
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