The Ticker: Olbermann/Cosby, Haddad…

> Keith Olbermann thinks Rita Cosby is “nice,” but “dumber than a suitcase of rocks,” Lloyd Grove reveals…

> The New York Post asks: “Do We Need MSNBC?”…

> FishbowlDC: “We’re banging our head against the wall trying to figure out what’s going on with Tammy Haddad…”

> “About two dozen of the media giants who subbed for PBS talk show host Charlie Rose during his two-month recovery from heart surgery this spring tested his ticker on Monday night with a surprise party to celebrate his return to the show,” WWD says. The boldface names included Bill Blakemore, Mark Halperin, Brian Ross, Dan Senor, and Jane Arraf…

> BBC World “would like to blanket the country, but I think that might be an unrealistic goal to have,” the channel’s director of marketing and communication Jane Gorard tells Media Life…

> The Sacramento Bee looks at “pregnant pauses” in TV news…

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