Howard Kurtz Skipper is n't exactly raising expectations , saying : `` There are not that many successful examples of people who have come back , in part because it 's like water filling a vacuum . : There 's talk that Keith Olbermann wants to return to ESPN . He says Olbermann has been controversial at several leading media outlets . Kurtz says Olbermann has great talent and deserves another shot at sports . Kurtz : The question is whether he can get the job done in a new medium, or if his old one will be too much of an adjustment for him.
Howard Kurtz : There 's talk that Keith Olbermann wants to return to ESPN . He says Olbermann has been controversial at several leading media outlets . Kurtz says Olbermann has great talent and deserves another shot at sports . Kurtz : The question is whether he can get the job done in a new medium, or if his old one will be too much of an adjustment for him.