No matter what, you can bet Twitter will be involved. According to the Miami Herald, ex-CNN anchor Rick Sanchez will be back this fall–on the radio in South Florida–calling football games for the FIU Golden Panthers. “Huge name move for FIU,” write David Neal and Justin Azpiazu, wondering if the at times well over the top style of Sanchez might “inject…games with the almost campily dramatic seriousness he did to shoot ‘em up Miami of the late 1980s-early 1990s” when Sanchez was an anchor at Miami’s WSVN.

Bernie Goldberg—who I have much respect for—wrote a FoxNews.com blog post titled, “Is Jon Stewart Racist?” The piece discussed Jon’s impression of Herman Cain, an African-American seeking the Republican nomination for president. Bernie wrote that Jon, “…put on a ‘black voice’ and proceeded to mock Mr. Cain in a way that would never be tolerated if a conservative had done it.”

Let it be known that the first person to find a tie between Rep. Anthony Weiner and lewd material was former CNN anchor Rick Sanchez. Sanchez tweeted out a Huffington Post article yesterday from April, in which he found that former pornography salesman Ben Suky had donated to Rep. Weiner’s Congressional campaign– as well as that of Rep. Eric Cantor, and called for both legislators to return the donations.

A long, long time ago, in March 2010, CNN used to air a program they called Rick’s List, hosted by Rick Sanchez, whose career was slightly completely derailed by a prickly appearance on the radio. That was a shame, since Rick’s List routinely provided the sort of pop culture “news you can use” infotainment that media blogger dreams are made of, like this celebration of the life and times of Lima the Zebra.

Can Rick Sanchez be saved? The Twitter-obsessed former anchor of CNN’s Rick’s List lost his job last fall just hours after giving an interview in which he called The Daily Show‘s Jon Stewart a “bigot” and suggested that Jews run CNN and the news media. He quickly gave interviews explaining and apologizing, and then stepped largely out of the spotlight. Six months later, Sanchez seems to have achieved the unexpected: finding redemption from his harshest critic, national director of the Anti-Defamation League Abe Foxman.

On Friday, Parker/Spitzer co-host Kathleen Parker announced that she is leaving the show. In a guest column, John Ziegler, radio host, Palin confidante, and the filmmaker behind Media Malpractice: How Obama Got Elected and Palin Was Targeted, offers his commentary on Parker’s departure from CNN.

What do Wolf Blitzer, Barack Obama, a pair of gargoyles, and a London bus have in common? They all share a ledge above the James S. Brady Briefing Room, apparently warding off evil spirits along with a hula girl, an army man, a sneaker, and what appears to be a Cootie™. Wednesday marked my two-year [...]

While seemingly everyone on television was busy perfecting his or her Michele Bachmann impression (Hey, did you hear that she looked into the wrong camera?), Fox’s Shepard Smith reported on the uprising currently gripping Egypt.

As we saw last week with MSNBC, cable news execs can move very fast when it comes to talent changes. In an instant, a guy like Keith Olbermann‘s saying goodbye, and the lineup is being changed and distributed. Problem is, it takes a lot longer to get the star’s image off all the various places where a network plasters it.

That’s why Friday night, in the hour after Olbermann signed off, MSNBC was still running the dramatic “Lean Forward” promo featuring Olbermann writing one of his Special Comment segments. And just today, it was noted that the network’s graphics were still advising viewers as last as Monday to watch Countdown at 8 p.m.

Rick’s friends have had it, and they’re doing something about it. Bottom line: they want Rick Sanchez back on TV, like yesterday.

Sanchez, host of the now-gone CNN daytime show Rick’s List, lost his gig after calling Jon Stewart a “bigot” and suggesting that Jews control the media. Or, as Sanchez summed it all up to Mediaite last October, “I got greedy and I got mad and I got in trouble.”

The New Year is here, and with it, the annual exercise in futility that is the New Year’s Resolution. As you stare into the abyss of another 365 days in which to improve yourself, it might help you to know that the figures who make Mediaite go ’round have some things to work on, too. Here’s what we think some of them are saying into the mirror this morning.

So, before you try to shake off that Cold Duck and Four Loko hangover and blearily search for a gym membership you can get out of when you get tired of it after 3 sessions, why not check out our list  of New Year’s Resolutions for Everyone Else?

Keith Olbermann broke his non-Twitter silence last night on the matter of his suspension, alleging that he “knew nothing about” the NBC policy requiring approval for personal campaign donations from MSNBC anchors. His note was as candidly appreciative to fans as it was backhandedly scathing to those permitting him to return to air tonight, but rings inconsistent with the some of the anchor’s previous statements.

MSNBC’s indefinite suspension of Keith Olbermann, while certainly shocking, seems to fall neatly into the pattern of celebrity firings that arguably began with Dave Weigel‘s relocation to Slate and has become the year’s hottest media trend. As Olbermann is but the latest, he has had some bold words on some of the biggest incidents before Friday, most notably NPR’s firing of Juan Williams and CNN’s firing of Rick Sanchez.

After a very long day of singing, video montages, paper maché effigies, and plenty of fear and/or sanity, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert met the press for one last time as the ringleaders of their joint rally to answer questions on crowd organization, their core message, and the surprising supporting character of the event, Rick Sanchez.

Jon Stewart went on Larry King Live last night to discuss several topics, among them Stewart’s upcoming rally, his new book, and Rick Sanchez‘ firing from CNN – in which, of course, Stewart accidentally played a part. Dis he think Sanchez deserved his fate? Well…not at all.

National Public Radio’s firing of Juan Williams over remarks he made on The O’Reilly Factor is just the latest example of a public figure losing their job for, to quote Allen Funt, “getting caught in the act of being themselves.”

While I don’t buy the various defenses that are being deployed on Williams’ behalf, there is an important principle at stake that is being washed away, not in the name of “political correctness,” but expediency. While loose lips have always been in danger of sinking career ships, the bar has been lowered to a level that can only serve to end our most valuable conversations.

The fallout from Rick Sanchez-gate continues a week later, and the crew at Fox News Watch is watching in awe as the former CNN anchor tries to repair his career and takes all the blame off the shoulders of his ex-employer. The panel wholeheartedly disagree with Sanchez’s self-effacing: it’s CNN’s fault, they conclude, for giving him a platform to begin with.

Rick Sanchez came to New York City today for a live interview on Good Morning America and a radio interview on WABC. Before he left for Atlanta, I talked to Sanchez at his hotel, overlooking his former employer, CNN.

We talked about the circumstances last Friday, Keith Olbermann‘s criticism, Jon Klein, Eliot Spitzer and more. Here’s the full Q&A:

Rick Sanchez appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America this morning in an interview with George Stephanopoulos – his first interview since being fired one week ago.

While he appeared remorseful, it is clear he is still bitter about the Daily Show ribbing and still feels there is something behind the lack of diversity in prime time cable news.

Newly-unemployed Rick Sanchez will grant his first interview since he was fired last week tomorrow, and – surprise! – Keith Olbermann’s not getting it. Rather, he’s heading over to ABC, where Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos bring Sanchez onto Good Morning America.

You may remember that last Friday, when Rick Sanchez was fired by CNN for making controversial remarks about Jon Stewart and Jewish people in general, Keith Olbermann gave Sanchez “Worser” status on “Worst Person in the World.” Well, since then, Sanchez has talked to Stewart, hashed things out and issued an apology…but it wasn’t enough for Olbermann, and tonight he made Sanchez “Worser” again.

Rick Sanchez has released a statement today, apologizing for the comments he made last week that got him fired from CNN.

He also says he will continue promoting his book, and there are “no hard feelings” with CNN.

Not surprisingly David Letterman got in on the Rick Sanchez mockery last night devoting his top ten list to the former CNN anchor. Letterman claimed to have never heard of Sanchez prior to last Friday and sidekick Paul Shaffer chimed in, asking “if a guy is anti-Semitic and no one is listening is he still anti-Semitic?” Ouch and yes.

Jon Stewart got his chance to fire back at Rick Sanchez for the comments that got the CNN anchor fired.

Earlier tonight there was a report Sanchez had apologized to the Daily Show host. And Stewart chose to took the high road – saying this was “a chance to get in touch with, not our dirtier, but our better Sanchezes.”

Finding allies in the media can’t be easy nowadays when you’re Rick Sanchez. The fallout from his meltdown on Friday still on the way, his comments about Jon Stewart and Jews have been nearly unanimously condemned (the “nearly” going to Christopher Hitchens) by the media community. Tonight, though, on The O’Reilly Factor, a program Sanchez spent many hours on air attacking, he has found another unlikely supporter: Bernie Goldberg.