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Cenk Uygur On His Current TV Show: Wanted A Place Not ‘Encumbered By A Media Conglomerate’

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Cenk Uygur is joining his fellow former MSNBC veteran Keith Olbermann and heading to Current TV. Uygur’s new show, The Young Turks, will be an original televised news program airing every weeknight at 7 p.m., capitalizing on the success of his internet talk show of the same name.

Current TV co-founder Al Gore has said that Uygur and his collaborators “have exploded in popularity because of ‘The Young Turks” authentic and passionate voice.” Uygur himself adds that he’s excited to join the network, calling it “the perfect home” for his show and… What’s this? A subtle dig at a certain cable news network, perhaps?

We wanted to be in a place that is both independent and truly progressive, not owned and encumbered by a media conglomerate. Does it get any better for a progressive than working where Al Gore and Joel Hyatt are your bosses, and Keith Olbermann is your colleague? It’s an honor to be the lead-in program for Keith Olbermann. Add to that we will work with David Bohrman, who has been creating unique and great television programming for decades. His vision for Current is exactly in line with ours. When you bring all of these people together with ‘The Young Turks,’ watch out — we’re coming!

Uygur, you’ll recall, ruffled more than a few feathers over the summer when, after losing his spot on MSNBC’s evening lineup, he suggested to Olbermann that the network “trades honesty for access.”

His new show will be produced at a Los Angeles-based studio and is set to launch later this year.

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  • Anonymous

    Cenk Uygur On His Current TV Show: Wanted A Place Not ‘Encumbered By A Media Conglomerate’

    Or an audience .

  • http://twitter.com/Glamazondiva20 Edna Turnblad

    Cenk Stinks. That is all that needs to be said.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    I swear this guy whines as much as Juan Williams and holds onto things just as long. Be gone, I say” “Be Gone!”. And take Big Petty with you.

  • Anonymous

    Plus you get to work for a lunatic (or two)! Win-win!

  • Anonymous

    Why does Stink Uygur look like Martin Bashir in his salad days?

  • Anonymous

    Current TV co-founder Al Gore
    has said that Uygur and his collaborators “have exploded in popularity
    because of ‘The Young Turks” authentic and passionate voice.”

    Um, no Al. That’s not why. This is why: http://tinyurl.com/43y28ct

    I’m not sure that translates to cable.

  • James

    One gets his ass fired by MSNBC and replaced by Lawrence O’Donnell.
    the other gets fired by MSNBC and replaced by Al Shopton!
    ROTFLMFAO!!
    How would you like to go through life with THAT on your resumes???
    “THE YOUNG TURKEY” seems an appropriate name. though

  • Anonymous

    Current Teevee!

  • James

    Chunk is going to “OWN” both FOX and MSNBC now….
    They done got him pissed off!
    lol

  • ObamaSux

    Who is he?

  • TruDat

    Yeah, it was his choice to leave MSNBC (after he whipped Fox in the ratings, ha!)

  • Anonymous

    I think I struck a nerve with your skyfet character !

    Ahhhhhhhh

  • ObamaSux

    He must be wearing a shirt from 30 years ago.  He looks to be at least 55 years old.

  • Anonymous

    If I could I would give 10 likes for that.

  • MSNBCya

    Current TV reminds me of that elephant graveyard scene from The Lion King.

  • Anonymous

    Cenk Uygur On His Current TV Show: Wanted A Place Not ‘Encumbered By A Media Conglomerate’

    Well Cenk ol’ boy you have nothing to worry about where you are because Current will never be anything more that a second rate lemon-aid stand.

  • Pit Boss

    you should try!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Sterling-Hallbrook/100001761276049 Sterling Hallbrook

    So when he says “…not encumbered by a media conglomerate”.. he means “not encumbered by the truth?”
    And what’s his shirt say? “The Young Turds?”

  • Anonymous

    Big Petty !!!

    *drink*

  • RACE BAITING@6 RESIST WE MUCH!

    watch out — we’re coming!……..what? huh? You were replaced by the poverty pimp. WTF?

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    Your lies and self-delusions are a source of amazement for me Big Petty.

  • Holistic

    This is too funny—-not to worry Cenk you won’t be. You won’t even be encumbered by fans either.

  • http://twitter.com/iZaccy Zacky

    Almost 300.000 Viewers daily on a Youtube Show…
    and you claim he do not have an audience, is just factually not true.
    but hey don´t let facts bother you in your fantasy world.

  • http://www.thefriendcenter.com/ SoThere

    Current, where all the rejects and idiots end up. 

    “TMP”

  • Sandie

    Ah, yes. The Al Gore Home for Losers, Rejects, and Misfits, owned and run by the biggest.

  • TruDat

    Current TV = Garbage dump for liberal loons

  • Anonymous

    The Island of Misfit Pundits.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_CQWUTBF2KSSVOXCR4PSN66L2PM James

    good for him. MSNBC and Phil Grifen droped the ball with Cenk and Keith. MSNBC is already tanking in the ratings thanks to Al. All MSNBC has now is Rachel and Lawrcen. I hope Ed tells them time to go f them selves and joins up with them.

  • bccacher

    Yes, I love listening to the uneducated rightwing f*ckpuddles whine, Cenk will do just fine if the right whines

  • Anonymous

    so sick of CEO’s pretending to retire to ‘spend more time with their families’ or TV show hosts who lie rather than admit they didn’t have the ratings.

    Honest and integrity do matter and you’re not fooling anyone but the low IQ-ers… 

  • Anonymous

    Poor guy. Now he gets to “play” a TV anchor just like KO.
     
    No one whats Current TV- it is the wasteland of all washed-up the invertebrate libs.

  • Anonymous

    Cenk has sunk to the bottom.

  • http://twitter.com/NoBSpolitics bite size politics

    The whole “Noboby watches thier show/channel” is a standard Faux News line.. and you know if they watch FNC then of course facts dont matter!

  • Anonymous

    Maybe he can revive his stupid “Young Turk Army”, you know, those limp dicks who wouldn’t know a sear from a gas rod? They can all feel part of something, and at the same time, they can line themselves up like a bunch of liquor vendors on Valentines Day for when the real shooting starts.

    And “Current TV”? What a hoot! Isn’t that right in between “The Parking Lot Channel” and “Billings Montana Public Access”?

  • Anonymous

    Don’t see anyone whining, junior, just a lot of laughing. And, we’re not laughing “with” him. :)

  • caconservative

    Who’s this clown kidding, he luck to have a job anywhere!!

  • Anonymous

    Very good news!

    I’m surprised/stunned that Mediaite is reporting on this. Did Fox News approve this news?

    OK, now let’s go back to echoing the “insightful” comments by Megyn Kelly, Neil Cavuto, Bill O’Reilly, Bob Beckel, Greta Van Susteren, Greg Gutfeld, Sean Hannity, Shepard Smith…

  • bccacher

    I think I got one…

  • http://twitter.com/Dakota261 Dakota

    LOL… it amazes me morons like you throw our crazy numbers like 300k and expect people to belive ti… he si lucky to get 25k per show on the web.. hell he didnt barely got 300k on MSNBC

  • Anonymous

    Chancre?

  • http://www.facebook.com/tony.westover Tony Westover

    Am I supposed to know who this douchebag is?

  • TruDat

    Apparently you already do!

  • http://twitter.com/Staciisa_bitch Staci Chase

    Cenk, I can’t wait to see you on Current TV.  

  • http://twitter.com/Staciisa_bitch Staci Chase

    Cenk, I can’t wait to see you on Current TV.  

  • Laurence Glavin

    When I was home at 6:00 pm Eastern time, then I’d watch his show but never record it.  I’ll probably do the same after his “Current TV” show starts.  But I will record Keith if I’m not at home, as well as Rachel on MSNBC. 

  • ObamaSux

    Larry, get a life.

  • ObamaSux

    Zacky is not bright enough to know the difference between 300,000 and 30.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VYUK3HIJFCPFBZUHRHN6HCR5AA MarkfromSavannah

    That’s a bunch of bullshit and you know it.  Don’t confuse total views with daily viewers.  Nice try pal!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VYUK3HIJFCPFBZUHRHN6HCR5AA MarkfromSavannah

    God, I hope he does to.  Tired of looking at the rehashed videobytes of the shit stain myself.  At Current TV, no one cares so even Breitbart leaves it the hell alone!

  • Anonymous

    Just be sure to not record over any of your queer eye for the straight guy reruns.

  • Arkansas Steve

    I can’t speak for you Cenk, but I’d rather be encumbered by a “media conglomerate” than be encumbered by two gasbags like Gore & Olbermann.

  • Anonymous

    Your handle is awesome.  Everytime I see it, I chuckle.

    If you ever get a chance, find Mark Levin’s show from the day after the Resist we Much telecast.  It’s the funniest damn radio in decades.

  • Anonymous

    What he’s really saying is:  “I’ll stoop that low because I need to eat on a regular basis.”

  • Anonymous

    Good luck Cenk. Olby averaged 45,000 in the prime demo and 142,000 total viewers. Good for 65th in the cable news realm.

    http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2011/09/18/2011-09-18_keith_olbermanns_countdown_drops_brings_in_lowest_ratings_numbers_yet_in_septemb.html

  • Mia

    “wanted to be in a place that is both independent and truly progressive, not owned and encumbered by a media conglomerate” – Seems to be code for “no one else will hire me.”  Cause I swear Olberblob said the same thing.

  • Anonymous

    i’m thinking Current TV= Air America for TV. 

  • Anonymous

    “I don’t even get Sponge Bob Squarepants.” –Great minds at work at FaUX News.

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