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Keith Olbermann

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Sportscaster

The Resume

    (January 27, 1959- )
    Sports report for WNEW-AM NYC radio (1980-83)
    Sports anchor for FOX, CNN and ESPN
    Won Cable Ace for Best Sportscaster (1995)
    Host of 'Countdown' on MSNBC
    Unexpectedly announced he was leaving 'Countdown' effective immediately (January 21, 2011)

Why he might be annoying:

    He does a Boston Market commercial when he says 'Eat Something.'
    He can't drive because his depth perception is screwed up.
    His homerun call is 't's deep and I don't think it's playable!'
    His hockey goal call is 'He put the biscuit in the basket!'
    He was suspended without pay by MSNBC for donating money to three Democratic candidates during the 2010 election cycle (November 5, 2010).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was one of the first sportscasters to condemn the XFL.
    His mother is a major New York Yankees fan, at one game was hit in the head by an errant throw by Chuck Knoblauch, but was back out there rooting for the Yanks.
    He graduated Cornell with a BS in communications.
    He helped launch ESPN Sports Radio.
    He is a huge Howard Stern fan.
    Bill O'Reilly is upset by the mere mention of his name. Olbermann points out Bill O'Reilly's hypocrisy and inaccuracies.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 235 Votes: 48.94% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 258 Votes: 51.16% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 218 Votes: 50.92% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 126 Votes: 42.06% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 222 Votes: 61.26% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 460 Votes: 60.43% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 624 Votes: 83.65% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 24 Votes: 54.17% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 126 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 159 Votes: 58.49% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 189 Votes: 67.20% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 266 Votes: 78.57% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 630 Votes: 71.90% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 1958 Votes: 70.94% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 642 Votes: 70.09% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 2276 Votes: 49.69% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 1155 Votes: 76.62% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 443 Votes: 48.53% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 1553 Votes: 64.20% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 2481 Votes: 55.90% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 1105 Votes: 53.03% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 1736 Votes: 69.76% Annoying