Keith is currently host of “Countdown with Keith Olbermann,” a news program dedicated to all of the day’s top stories, telecast weeknights, 8-9 p.m. ET. He was recently named NBC Sports’ primary cable host of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, where he will anchor weekday coverage of the Olympics on MSNBC, weekend coverage on CNBC, and act as contributor for NBC’s primetime coverage of the Olympics. Prior to joining MSNBC, Olbermann provided twice-daily commentary, “Speaking of Sports,” for ABC Radio Network. Previously, he was a regular contributor on CNN.

Olbermann began his NBC career in 1997, when he was anchor for NBC Sports, hosting the World Series and Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game, and contributing to pre-game coverage of the Super Bowl. During that time he was also host of two primetime news programs on MSNBC, “The Big Show” and “White House In Crisis.”

Olbermann may be best known for anchoring ESPN’s “Sportscenter” from 1992 to 1997, when his inimitable style made the blend of pop culture and sports, a hallmark of the modern television sports reporter. While at ESPN, Olbermann helped launch ESPN2 and ESPN Radio network, and wrote the critically acclaimed book The Big Show about his experiences working on “Sportscenter.”

Olbermann is the recipient of numerous distinguished awards in radio and television broadcasting, including the 1995 Cable Ace Award for Best Sportscaster, 11 Golden Mike Awards for excellence in television and radio, and four Sports Emmy Awards. Olbermann also received an Edward R. Murrow Award for his coverage of the events of 9/11.

In addition to his extensive broadcasting experience, Olbermann has written for dozens of publications, including The New York Times, USA Today, Newsweek, Time, Sports Illustrated and Playboy. His first book, The Major League Coaches, was published when he was 14. Keith received a B.S. degree in communications arts from Cornell. He lives in New York City.

At the time of our 30th reunion, Keith continues hosting Countdown with Keith Olbermann, the nightly news and commentary program on MSNBC. Starting with the 2007 NFL season, Olbermann also serves as a co-host of NBC's Football Night in America.

At the time of our 35th reunion, Keith hosts a late night show on ESPN2 called Olbermann, as well as being the studio host of TBS’s baseball postseason coverage. The Olbermann-Corneliess Studios at WVBR’s new home at 407 E. Buffalo St in Ithaca went live on March 14, 2014. The studios are named for Keith’s late father Theodore and our classmate the late Glenn Corneliess ’79, former WVBR program director.

At the time of our 40th reunion, Keith is back with ESPN, regularly hosting the 6 pm ET edition of SportsCenter, serving as one of the network’s baseball play-by-play announcers, hosting the network’s new SportsCenter podcast, and appearing as a guest host of the popular ESPN programs Pardon The Interruption and Baseball Tonight. On July 10th, he will celebrate his own 40th anniversary, as a fulltime professional in his field.