The Gavin Newsom Show

[1] The show featured one-on-one interviews with notable residents of California, guests included Marissa Mayer and Sergey Brin.

"[5] Originally, Newsom asked Current TV if they would let him use their equipment to do a YouTube channel; they rejected that request, with a proposal instead that he do his show on their network.

[5] The show was a replacement for Countdown with Keith Olbermann and premiered on May 18, 2012, with guests Lance Armstrong, Marissa Mayer, and Nick Bilton.

"The lieutenant governor's's original agreement with Current is set to expire this month and he had already decided on moving in a new direction.

"[7] According to his spokesman the departure was unrelated to Current's acquisition by Al Jazeera Media Network which happened around the same time.