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Despite bias charges, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews will lead inauguration coverage
Despite bias charges, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews will lead inauguration coverage
Among the network anchors who will gather in Washington, D.C., next week to cover the presidential inauguration, MSNBC hosts Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews will have particularly prominent roles. Together with Rachel Maddow and Eugene Robinson, the two will lead...
MSNBC's take on the inaugural: It's all about us
latimesblogs.latimes.com — As Michelle Obama and Jill Biden arrived, MSNBC co-anchor Chris Matthews took a moment to congratulate himself while talking to co-anchor Keith Olbermann. Matthews: "I've never seen so many teeth in my life. Everybody is smiling. It's all teeth out ... (more) MSNBC's take on the inaugural: It's all about us
MSNBC's Inaugural Gloating
tunedin.blogs.time.com — Remember during the campaign, when MSNBC decided to pull Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews from anchoring its coverage of political events? Remember when it seemed someone had realized that maybe it wasn't the best journalistic idea to have ... (more) MSNBC's Inaugural Gloating
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MSNBC Inauguration Notes: Who (Olbermann and Matthews) and Where (Movie Theaters)
mediabistro.com: TVNewser — Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann were removed from anchoring political coverage in September, and designated as "hosts" in November. On Inauguration Day in a week, they will "lead" coverage. The Los Angeles Times' Matea Gold talks to MSNBC president Phil Griffin about the new new role for the duo. He says he's "comfortable with the role that Olbermann and Matthews will play at the inauguration because it's 'a whole day of ...

MSNBC's Inaugural Gloating
Tuned In — ... Well, that decision has been suspended for the Inauguration, for which they, along with Rachel Maddow, will lead MSNBC's coverage. MSNBC president Phil Griffin defended the decision, saying that Jan. 20 will be "a whole day of color commentary... a day of watching the festivities and pomp and circumstance." ...

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