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On Friday’s “Countdown,” Keith Olbermann thanked viewers for their enthusiastic support of a show that had “gradually established its position as anti-establishment.” Bill Carter reports the host came to an agreement with NBC late this week to settle his contract and step down. Network execs tell Carter the move had nothing to do with the impending takeover of NBC Universal by Comcast. || Read the transcript of Olbermann’s farewell. || Watch the goodbye.
> Olbermann was halfway through a four-year, $30M contract
> Earlier: Brokaw, other NBC stars have expressed concerns about Olbermann
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Olbermann hosts his last ‘Countdown’ on MSNBC
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