As part of the process by which you hire me, you hire me. You just don't hire an hour of me to do a performance.

In a statement from Current TV they stated that "Current was [. In January 2007 The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz wrote that Olbermann was "position[ing] his program as an increasingly liberal alternative to The O'Reilly Factor. It was announced on March 12 2013 Olbermann settled his legal dispute with Current TV for $50 million dollars.

From 1998 to 2001 he was a producer and anchor for Fox Sports Net and a host of Major League Baseball on Fox. During his time at MSNBC Olbermann establiKeith Olbermannd a niche in cable news commentary gaining note for his pointed criticism of right-leaning or conservative politicians and public figures.