NEW YORK — (CNN) Keith Olbermann is leaving ESPN for the second time.
The outspoken television broadcaster will be leaving the sports network when his contract runs out at the end of July, a person with direct knowledge of the matter confirmed to CNNMoney Wednesday.
ESPN is likely to announce Olbermann’s departure later on Wednesday.
The news was first reported via Twitter by Jim Miller, co-author of the definitive ESPN oral history “Those Guys Have All The Fun.”
Miller tweeted that ESPN would be portraying Olbermann’s sign-off as a “business decision,” not a dispute or a dismissal. That’s noteworthy because Olbermann has been called a “perpetual bridge-burner” in the past.
He famously worked at ESPN in the 1990s, anchoring “SportsCenter,” then moved to MSNBC, Fox Sports, back to MSNBC, and then back to ESPN.
Contrary to some of the predictions that were made when he returned in 2013, Olbermann stayed for the length of his contract, which is said to expire on July 31.
His show, “Olbermann,” is shown weekdays on ESPN2.
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