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| Keith Olbermann |
Contrary to an earlier report that his new nightly ESPN show
will be devoid of any talk about politics, anchorman Keith Olbermann said that
he’ll be free to range topically when the show makes its debut next month in
the 11 p.m. slot, according to The Washington Post.
“There is no such clause [in my contract],” Olbermann said,
speaking to the Television Critics Association on Wednesday afternoon in Beverly Hills , Calif.
“I’m not intending to talk about politics – certainly not in
the partisan sense … for the simple reason that it is a sports show. There’s
nothing preventing me from doing it, other than common sense. I’ve enjoyed the
work I’ve done in politics and news, but that’s not what this is.”
The show, called “Olbermann,” will premiere Aug. 26. It
marks the 54-year-old broadcaster’s return to ESPN, the network that made him
famous two decades ago.
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