MSNBC announced today that Keith Olbermann has signed on for 4 more years as anchor of their "Countdown" show. In addition to hosting duties, the deal (estimated at $4 million a year) also names Olbermann as Managing Editor and allows him to contribute occasional essays to the main network's "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams."
Since debuting on the cable franchise in April, 2003, "Countdown" has seen its audience grow by an astonishing 91%