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No one tells the great Keith Olbermann what to do — not even his boss!
The liberal gasbag demanded that he answer to no one at Current TV — whose founders eventually fired him — to the point that the president of the network couldn’t get even “one word” in with Olbermann, insiders told The Post.
Instead, Current TV President David Bohrman had to go through the star’s manager, Michael Price — who said Olbermann should be referred to as a “ ‘performer,’ not a news anchor or reporter,” a network insider said.
“Keith Olbermann wouldn’t talk to anyone,” a Current TV insider said.
He routinely refused to get on conference calls with Bohrman, sources at the network said.
But the final straw came in a series of tense e-mails — obtained by The Post — between Olbermann’s manager and Bohrman when the “Countdown” anchor threatened to take off the day before the all-important Super Tuesday primaries on March 6.
Price was so adamant about getting his boss his precious vacation day that Bohrman was reduced to begging.
“The night before Super Tuesday is a BIG night for us . . . I would hate to have our main anchor off on such a night. Can we slip this please?” Bohrman pleaded.
Price then nagged the former CNN executive, asking him why it was so important for an anchor with a $50 million contract to broadcast during a major political event.
“Please indicate, with specificity, why Keith is essential to that day,” Price taunted Bohrman.
In the end, Olbermann did not go on the air that night.
The infamous blowhard also creatively complained about his $250,000 set — which he had a hand in designing.
Olbermann even staged a “silent protest” against Bohrman during one show — placing a lit candle on his set on a night when there were lighting issues.
Current TV CEO Joel Hyatt slammed Olbermann in an e-mail to the staff yesterday for his Twitter rants against the network, founded by Al Gore.
“We will be happy to engage on the law and the facts in the appropriate forum,” Hyatt wrote. “Twitter is not that forum. And we will leave it to others to pound the table.”
Olbermann is scheduled to appear on “Late Show with David Letterman” tonight.
“Ok friends and enemies, batting practice is over. See you on @Late_Show tomorrow,” he tweeted.
Olbermann has threatened to sue the network over his firing. His manager denied that Olbermann and Bohrman never spoke.