Did Fox Consider Hiring Maddow?
By Don | August 22, 2008
MSNBC may have beaten Fox News to the punch by hiring liberal radio talk show host Rachel Maddow.
From TV Newser.
Was Rachel Maddow being shopped to Fox News? That's what Radio Equalizer hinted at, and Jossip confirms from a "reputable insider" today.
"Maddow's agent, Jean Sage at TV Talent (also Keith Olbermann's agent), asked to send her tapes over to FNC's head of programming, Bill Shine, we're told by a reputable insider," writes Jossip. "But Shine declined."
Jossip does point out this very easily could have been, "negotiating tactics"...but FNC?
It probably more likely that it was a negotiating ploy, but with Fox sometime syou just can't tell.
On the other hand the comments from the media on the Maddow hiring are interesting.
• Jeff Bercovici writes for Portfolio.com's Mixed Media, "This dance-with-the-one-that-brung-ya mentality could end up looking short-sighted after Nov. 4. Does MSNBC really want to be in the position of covering an Obama Administration with no one more neutral than Chris "thrill up my leg" Matthews in its evening lineup?
The liberals howl about Fox News' partisanship but at least they give voice to liberals like Howard Wolfson, Lanny Davis etc... Where are the true conservatives on MSNBC?
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August 24 at 2:32 am | #1 | Link
I wish Fox news had hired Rachel Maddow. It would have been worth it just to see Keith Olbermann have a stroke.
Jokes aside, if MSNBC had any brains at all they would fire Olbermann and replace him with Maddow on Countdown. While her politics are much the same as Olbermann she is not a hate filled deranged lunatic like Olbermann. He’s the reason MSNBC hss virtually no viewers. Countdown is one full hour of pure hatred every night he’s on. Maddow subbed for him recently and the show was actually watchable. I don’t mind watching all left wing views on a program. It’s the hatred that’s unbearable to watch every night. Considering that Olbermann limited ability to think for himself likely causes his hate filled rages he sets the tone for the rest of their programming. But I will give Olbermnn credit where credit is due: he’s Chris Matthews boss.