Former MSNBC anchor and political commentator Keith Olbermann will launch a new podcast series on iHeartMedia.
the daily podcast, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, will feature a mix of news, including Olbermann’s political analysis “Special Comment” and his segment “Worst Person In The World,” features of Olbermann’s previous MSNBC show of the same title. The show will also feature a sports segment,”a daily cry for help for a suffering dog” and anecdotes from throughout Olbermann’s career.
Olbermann spent 20 years as a sports journalist, including co-host of SportsCenter on ESPN from 1992 to 1997. From 2003 to 2011, Olbermann presented a political program on MSNBC. Later he became the chief news officer for Current TV and covered the 2016 presidential election in a web series about GQ.
The first episode of his podcast is scheduled to go live on August 1.
This is the latest big name at iHeartMedia as the company continues to add to its original podcast slate. In June, Martha Stewart struck a deal with the company to host a talk show-style podcast. Bloomberg announced a lineup of five new podcasts in 2022 in partnership with iHeartMedia. And Katie Couric, already a podcaster at iHeartMedia, announced a new limited series exploring abortion across the country.