TCA: Gore Says Current TV Not for Sale

Network confirms Olbermann will lead election coverage going forward

By Andrea Morabito -- Broadcasting & Cable, 1/13/2012 7:38:28 PM

Complete Coverage: TCA Winter Press Tour 2012

Pasadena, Calif. -- Al Gore shot down rumors that Current TV is for sale at its TCA press tour session here Friday.

"No, it's not true and we're not for sale," said network co-founder Al Gore. "We love what we're doing."

The Current management team was also asked to address why Keith Olbermann was not present on the panel that included the network's other primetime hosts, Cenk Uygur and Jennifer Granholm.

"Keith is on vacation," said Current president David Bohrman, which was met by scoffs in the room.

Bohrman did not elaborate on the skirmish with Olbermann earlier this month, saying only that Olbermann had been asked to lead the net's early election coverage and declined, but that he will be leading it going forward.

"Keith has told us he will do our special election coverage going forward, that is what we want him to do, that's one of the key reasons he was brought to Current," Bohrman said. "So I expect that you will see Keith moving forward leading our election coverage which we desperately want him to do."

Also announced Friday, the net's newest primetime program, The War Room with Jennifer Granholm will premiere on Monday, Jan. 30 at 9 p.m.