Keith Olbermann's ESPN Contract Will Not Be Renewed: Latest Details and Comments

ESPN television personality Keith Olbermann will be parting ways with the network later this month. Those Guys Have All The Fun co-author James Andrew Miller reported Wednesday that Olbermann's two-year contract, which expires July 31, will not be renewed.

An official statement from ESPN confirmed Olbermann's impending departure:

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Keith is a tremendous talent who has consistently done timely, entertaining and thought-provoking work since returning to ESPN. While the show's content was distinctive and extremely high quality, we ultimately made a business decision to move in another direction. We wish Keith nothing but the best and trust that his skill and ability will lead him to another promising endeavor.

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Olbermann was a SportsCenter anchor from 1992 to 1997 and split off to do political commentary for MSNBC and Current TV. He also had a stint covering the NFL for NBC on Sundays from 2007 to 2010. A brief spell covering MLB playoff baseball for TBS in 2013 preceded Olbermann's return to ESPN later that year.

Adnan Virk, who filled in as host for ESPN's Olbermann program, reacted to the news:

Olbermann's eponymous ESPN show blended sharp wit with dry humor and biting analysis, all pillars of how he's been able to carve out a successful tenure in the media covering a wide range of topics.

Olbermann is perhaps best known for his outspoken views.

ESPN suspended him in February after he engaged in a heated exchange with Penn State students and supporters over Twitter. He called Penn State students "pitiful," adding, "PSU students are pitiful because they're PSU students - period." He continued, "I'd like to thank the students and alums of Penn State for proving my point about the mediocrity of their education and ethics," among other tweets Deadspin captured.

Olbermann later apologized on Twitter: "I apologize for the PSU tweets. I was stupid and childish and way less mature than the students there who did such a great fundraising job."

Given how many times Olbermann has moved from one high-profile job to another, he figures to land somewhere else. He'll have options thanks to his fiery personality, be it in politics or sports.

Note: Information on Olbermann's career courtesy of the Hollywood Reporter.