Cornell alumnus, liberal pundit and media personality Keith Olbermann (College of Arts and Life Sciences, ’79) took college smack talk too far in the past two days. On Feb. 23, Penn State alumna Lisa DeLeon (@lisaadeleon) tweeted “We Are!” at Olbermann’s account with a link to a Daily Collegian article about Penn State’s Interfraternity and...
When Keith Olbermann ’79 spoke at Bailey last month and threw a temper tantrum over a certain Review article involving his tenure at MSNBC, we at the Insider thought we had calmed Keith down. “We love all our Cornell alumni, even the ones we disagree with,” we told him. Keith responded warmly and got the...
Finally, thanks to Keith’s official blog, FOK News Channel (that title is classic, Keith), and the folks at Slope Media Group, who filmed the event, we have the video of the Review-stomping from Olbermann’s March 29th lecture at Bailey Hall. More video after the jump . . .
Insider favorite Keith Olbermann ’79 was at Bailey Hall tonight and, while he gave a talk that was, at times, ridiculous, funny, and (yes, I’ll admit it) pretty good, the real draw came in the question and answer section. The first questioner, an older gentleman who looked to be one of Ithaca’s crazy but lovable...
The Cornell University Program Board has announced that they will be bringing the Edward R. Murrow of Our Time, “internationally renowned journalist” (his words, not ours) Keith Olbermann ’79, to Bailey Hall on Tuesday, March 29. The announcement reads: CUPB is excited to present An Evening with Keith Olbermann ’79 on March 29th at 6:00...
After only about two years into a four-year contract with MSNBC, Olbermann announced completely unexpectedly that he was leaving MSNBC on Friday. It was not clear at first whether he quit or was fired. His show receives the most viewers than any other show on the network (which, is still behind O’Reilly, Hannity, Baier, Shep,...