iHeartMedia Launches “Countdown with Keith Olbermann”, an iHeartRadio Original Podcast Featuring Unapologetic Political and Sports Commentary

The landmark program that reordered the world of cable news returns as a daily podcast

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WHAT: iHeartMedia announces an original podcast series featuring one of the biggest names in news and sports media today, “Countdown with Keith Olbermann.” Hosted by Keith Olbermann – the SportsCenter legend, former MSNBC anchor, author, and three-time Edward R. Murrow Award winner – the daily show will include a news-driven mix featuring his trademark “Special Comment” political analysis, the “Worst Person In The World” segment, and his timeless readings from the works of the immortal James Thurber.

In addition to bringing back fan favorites, Olbermann will broaden the content to include a regular sports segment, a daily call for help for a suffering dog, and a series of anecdotes from  a career that stretched from covering the 1980 Olympic Miracle on Ice a month after his 21st birthday, to anchoring the 2009 Presidential Inauguration and the 2009 Super Bowl pre-game show in a span of just twelve days, to rejoining ESPN as a “rookie” baseball play-by-play man at the age of 59.

WHEN: First episode of “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” is available on Monday, August 1 with new episodes airing daily. Listen to the official trailer HERE.

WHERE: Listen to “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” on iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts. 

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About Keith Olbermann 

Keith Olbermann has been a sports and news anchor, reporter, and commentator since 1976. He has anchored Election Nights for MSNBC and the World Series for Fox, redirected ESPN’s SportsCenter into the entertainment mainstream and MSNBC into liberal commentary, and hired Rachel Maddow out of his own pocket. He helped launch start-ups CNN, ESPN Radio, ESPN2, MSNBC, Fox Sports Net, and RKO Radio, and has also hosted News, Politics, and Sports programming for ABC, CBS, Conde Nast, Hearst, Tribune, and UPI. He is the winner of three Edward R. Murrow Awards and the author of six books, the first published when he was 14.

About iHeartMedia, Inc.

iHeartMedia, Inc. [Nasdaq: IHRT] is the leading audio media company in America, with 90% of Americans listening to iHeart broadcast radio in every month. iHeart’s broadcast radio assets alone have a larger audience in the U.S. than any other media outlet; twice the size of the next largest broadcast radio company; and over four times the ad-enabled audience of the largest digital only audio service. iHeart is the largest podcast publisher according to Podtrac, with more downloads than the next two podcast publishers combined, has the most recognizable live events across all genres of music, has the number one social footprint among audio players, with seven times more followers than the next audio media brand, and is the only fully integrated audio ad tech solution across broadcast, streaming and podcasts. The company continues to leverage its strong audience connection and unparalleled consumer reach to build new platforms, products and services. Visit iHeartMedia.com for more company information.