Barry Nolan Fired over O’Reilly Emmy Protest…
The Boston Herald’s Jessica Heslam writes about Barry Nolan being fired for protesting Bill O’Reilly’s Emmy award…
CN8 has fired veteran TV journalist Barry Nolan for publicly protesting the decision by the local Emmy Awards to honor Fox News blowhard Bill O’Reilly.
Nolan tells MediaBiz he was fired Tuesday following a two-week, unpaid suspension.
“I knew going in that there was serious risk that I’d lose my job,” Nolan said yesterday, “but nobody likes it when people tell them to stifle, not even Edith Bunker.”
A CN8 spokeswoman issued this statement: “Effective May 20, Barry Nolan is no longer employed by CN8, The Comcast Network. Backstage will continue to air weeknights at 8:00 p.m. with host, Sara Edwards, and its talented team of reporters and contributors.”
May 22, 2008 at 7:02 am
Franky, with the way he acted, I think he deserved it.
That said, it seems that ratings play a role in most cases like this. I think Dan Rather and Imus would have both survived if they only had more viewers. The same is probably true for Barry Nolan.
Now I’m curious to see if Olbermann can resist talking about this on his show. Is he going to trash Comcast?
May 23, 2008 at 11:14 am
To quote Nelson (from “The Simpsons”)… *ahem*… “HA-ha!”
The guy was obviously trying to get his name in the papers, after a faltering career. And spurred on by other media personalities who seem to have made or rebuilt their careers by bashing O’Reilly, Nolan thought he’d give it a try. But, not only did his little “protest” not work, but he’s gotten himself fired because of it.
Way to go, guy!