BBC Salaries? £92K for reading the news on News24?

[Northern Munkee]

Now normally I'd give this one a miss, market forces and all that, but I've just caught a piece on C4 news which was talking about BBC talent wages, etc. And that they had not named individual salaries (ordinarily fair enough) but it then cut to videotape of a BBC News 24 newscaster being grilled on air by an MP, I'm thinking £45-£60K and she stated her salary was £92K. £92K?! It was not Paxman, or Huw Davies it was one of the part time (well she'd not on often) ladies. Not fussed that it's a woman, although admittedly not one I would, but she is fairly anonymous newscaster, £92K?! For reading the news, and updating your script and tele prompter during the VT stories. Even MPs aren't on that! At least not before expenses...

[peterpeter]

Northern Munkee said:

Now normally I'd give this one a miss, market forces and all that, but I've just caught a piece on C4 news which was talking about BBC talent wages, etc. And that they had not named individual salaries (ordinarily fair enough) but it then cut to videotape of a BBC News 24 newscaster being grilled on air by an MP, I'm thinking £45-£60K and she stated her salary was £92K. £92K?! It was not Paxman, or Huw Davies it was one of the part time (well she'd not on often) ladies. Not fussed that it's a woman, although admittedly not one I would, but she is fairly anonymous newscaster, £92K?! For reading the news, and updating your script and tele prompter during the VT stories. Even MPs aren't on that! At least not before expenses...

65k a week for kicking a ball around a field and being generally thick. (and probably not being able to read)


and you are moaning about this

[Mr_B]

The thing about the BBC wages that gets me is the sheer number of people they have as presenters. Both TV and radio have huge numbers of news readers who do as few as 2 hours, of which approx 5 mins is them reading the news.It wouldn't be so bad, but as just a mouthpiece, the news they read is probably made up and checked by someone else - that's a good paying easy gig !
Add in the number of weather presenters for each channel and each region and I'm thinking it wouldn't make a lot of difference to me listening to the radio is the person readin the news did it for an eight hour shift.

[wiffmaster]

Frankly, I'm quite surprised it's so little. I assumed that once you'd reached the level of BBC News, you'd comfortably be over the £100k mark.

[bigandclever]

Northern Munkee said:

I've just caught a piece on C4 news

This was news last year

[henrycrun]

I guess it is harder than it looks. However when they get it wrong (I seem to remember that Kate Giggletongue creasing up when trying to read a sad story a few years ago) they should be sent back to the typing pool.

[Northern Munkee]

peterpeter said:

Northern Munkee said:

Now normally I'd give this one a miss, market forces and all that, but I've just caught a piece on C4 news which was talking about BBC talent wages, etc. And that they had not named individual salaries (ordinarily fair enough) but it then cut to videotape of a BBC News 24 newscaster being grilled on air by an MP, I'm thinking £45-£60K and she stated her salary was £92K. £92K?! It was not Paxman, or Huw Davies it was one of the part time (well she'd not on often) ladies. Not fussed that it's a woman, although admittedly not one I would, but she is fairly anonymous newscaster, £92K?! For reading the news, and updating your script and tele prompter during the VT stories. Even MPs aren't on that! At least not before expenses...

65k a week for kicking a ball around a field and being generally thick. (and probably not being able to read)


and you are moaning about this

On the contrary, don't get me started moaning on about so called "professional" footballers, but at least, they are milking market forces (in extremis), and their is a logic (of sorts) that they do something a great many wish we could do,but can't, and some even bring pleasure to their customers, ahem, and I can at least understand why idiots are paid huge sums, because it is a direct of result of the irrational passions of football supporters being pandered to by equally irrational football clubs.

But newscasters?

[Northern Munkee]

henrycrun said:

I guess it is harder than it looks. However when they get it wrong (I seem to remember that Kate Giggletongue creasing up when trying to read a sad story a few years ago) they should be sent back to the typing pool.

Agreed someone talking in your ear as you're trying to interview someone, been there, and there'll be plenty of juggling going on, off camera and filling when things go wrong, but it just struck as a tad steep, thats all.

[Lost soul]

peterpeter said:

Northern Munkee said:

Now normally I'd give this one a miss, market forces and all that, but I've just caught a piece on C4 news which was talking about BBC talent wages, etc. And that they had not named individual salaries (ordinarily fair enough) but it then cut to videotape of a BBC News 24 newscaster being grilled on air by an MP, I'm thinking £45-£60K and she stated her salary was £92K. £92K?! It was not Paxman, or Huw Davies it was one of the part time (well she'd not on often) ladies. Not fussed that it's a woman, although admittedly not one I would, but she is fairly anonymous newscaster, £92K?! For reading the news, and updating your script and tele prompter during the VT stories. Even MPs aren't on that! At least not before expenses...

65k a week for kicking a ball around a field and being generally thick. (and probably not being able to read)


and you are moaning about this

Have you any idea of all the shagging they have to do ,, no thought not

[theboyfold]

Mr_B said:

The thing about the BBC wages that gets me is the sheer number of people they have as presenters. Both TV and radio have huge numbers of news readers who do as few as 2 hours, of which approx 5 mins is them reading the news.It wouldn't be so bad, but as just a mouthpiece, the news they read is probably made up and checked by someone else - that's a good paying easy gig !
Add in the number of weather presenters for each channel and each region and I'm thinking it wouldn't make a lot of difference to me listening to the radio is the person readin the news did it for an eight hour shift.

Slightly naïve comment I have to say. Every presenter I've worked with worked as hard as everybody else on the production team. Lots of them will write their own words, do their own research and work with sub-editors to ensure the content is right.

Also lots of presenters do more than one show, they will double up on radio as well as TV.

edit - For speeling

Edited by theboyfold on Tuesday 9th February 21:16

[Four Cofffee]

I notice the Bc news coverage had a major focus on the fact the contractual 'talent' bill was just 6.5% of the budget, and tyhat it was over 300,000 contracts many worth under £1k (obviously for plugging your book on wossie).

Sounds to me like smoke and mirrors.

Obviously many programmes are now made under corporate contracts, who in turn pay the talent, which I guess are not covered in this figure?

[S 8 GRN]

peterpeter said:

Northern Munkee said:

Now normally I'd give this one a miss, market forces and all that, but I've just caught a piece on C4 news which was talking about BBC talent wages, etc. And that they had not named individual salaries (ordinarily fair enough) but it then cut to videotape of a BBC News 24 newscaster being grilled on air by an MP, I'm thinking £45-£60K and she stated her salary was £92K. £92K?! It was not Paxman, or Huw Davies it was one of the part time (well she'd not on often) ladies. Not fussed that it's a woman, although admittedly not one I would, but she is fairly anonymous newscaster, £92K?! For reading the news, and updating your script and tele prompter during the VT stories. Even MPs aren't on that! At least not before expenses...

65k a week for kicking a ball around a field and being generally thick. (and probably not being able to read)


and you are moaning about this

Spot On.

[Gompo]

I do think £92k is too much, if this presenter/news reader was just a no-'name'.

I suppose if that's the cost the market dictates there's not a lot we can do about it - it is quite interesting but disappointing.

[loltolhurst]

S 8 GRN said:

peterpeter said:

Northern Munkee said:

Now normally I'd give this one a miss, market forces and all that, but I've just caught a piece on C4 news which was talking about BBC talent wages, etc. And that they had not named individual salaries (ordinarily fair enough) but it then cut to videotape of a BBC News 24 newscaster being grilled on air by an MP, I'm thinking £45-£60K and she stated her salary was £92K. £92K?! It was not Paxman, or Huw Davies it was one of the part time (well she'd not on often) ladies. Not fussed that it's a woman, although admittedly not one I would, but she is fairly anonymous newscaster, £92K?! For reading the news, and updating your script and tele prompter during the VT stories. Even MPs aren't on that! At least not before expenses...

65k a week for kicking a ball around a field and being generally thick. (and probably not being able to read)


and you are moaning about this

Spot On.

how is it spot on when one is a private company and one a public one funded by a forced tax??

[theboyfold]

loltolhurst said:

S 8 GRN said:

peterpeter said:

Northern Munkee said:

Now normally I'd give this one a miss, market forces and all that, but I've just caught a piece on C4 news which was talking about BBC talent wages, etc. And that they had not named individual salaries (ordinarily fair enough) but it then cut to videotape of a BBC News 24 newscaster being grilled on air by an MP, I'm thinking £45-£60K and she stated her salary was £92K. £92K?! It was not Paxman, or Huw Davies it was one of the part time (well she'd not on often) ladies. Not fussed that it's a woman, although admittedly not one I would, but she is fairly anonymous newscaster, £92K?! For reading the news, and updating your script and tele prompter during the VT stories. Even MPs aren't on that! At least not before expenses...

65k a week for kicking a ball around a field and being generally thick. (and probably not being able to read)


and you are moaning about this

Spot On.

how is it spot on when one is a private company and one a public one funded by a forced tax??

It's not a 'forced' tax, you don't have to pay it if you don't want to watch live TV.

[Lost soul]

theboyfold said:

loltolhurst said:

S 8 GRN said:

peterpeter said:

Northern Munkee said:

Now normally I'd give this one a miss, market forces and all that, but I've just caught a piece on C4 news which was talking about BBC talent wages, etc. And that they had not named individual salaries (ordinarily fair enough) but it then cut to videotape of a BBC News 24 newscaster being grilled on air by an MP, I'm thinking £45-£60K and she stated her salary was £92K. £92K?! It was not Paxman, or Huw Davies it was one of the part time (well she'd not on often) ladies. Not fussed that it's a woman, although admittedly not one I would, but she is fairly anonymous newscaster, £92K?! For reading the news, and updating your script and tele prompter during the VT stories. Even MPs aren't on that! At least not before expenses...

65k a week for kicking a ball around a field and being generally thick. (and probably not being able to read)


and you are moaning about this

Spot On.

how is it spot on when one is a private company and one a public one funded by a forced tax??

It's not a 'forced' tax, you don't have to pay it if you don't want to watch live TV.

yes you do

[ShadownINja]

loltolhurst said:

S 8 GRN said:

peterpeter said:

Northern Munkee said:

Now normally I'd give this one a miss, market forces and all that, but I've just caught a piece on C4 news which was talking about BBC talent wages, etc. And that they had not named individual salaries (ordinarily fair enough) but it then cut to videotape of a BBC News 24 newscaster being grilled on air by an MP, I'm thinking £45-£60K and she stated her salary was £92K. £92K?! It was not Paxman, or Huw Davies it was one of the part time (well she'd not on often) ladies. Not fussed that it's a woman, although admittedly not one I would, but she is fairly anonymous newscaster, £92K?! For reading the news, and updating your script and tele prompter during the VT stories. Even MPs aren't on that! At least not before expenses...

65k a week for kicking a ball around a field and being generally thick. (and probably not being able to read)


and you are moaning about this

Spot On.

how is it spot on when one is a private company and one a public one funded by a forced tax??

Spot on.

[theboyfold]

Lost soul said:

theboyfold said:

loltolhurst said:

S 8 GRN said:

peterpeter said:

Northern Munkee said:

Now normally I'd give this one a miss, market forces and all that, but I've just caught a piece on C4 news which was talking about BBC talent wages, etc. And that they had not named individual salaries (ordinarily fair enough) but it then cut to videotape of a BBC News 24 newscaster being grilled on air by an MP, I'm thinking £45-£60K and she stated her salary was £92K. £92K?! It was not Paxman, or Huw Davies it was one of the part time (well she'd not on often) ladies. Not fussed that it's a woman, although admittedly not one I would, but she is fairly anonymous newscaster, £92K?! For reading the news, and updating your script and tele prompter during the VT stories. Even MPs aren't on that! At least not before expenses...

65k a week for kicking a ball around a field and being generally thick. (and probably not being able to read)


and you are moaning about this

Spot On.

how is it spot on when one is a private company and one a public one funded by a forced tax??

It's not a 'forced' tax, you don't have to pay it if you don't want to watch live TV.

yes you do

If I don't watch live TV I don't have to pay the license fee, is that not the case? So I have the option to not pay it.

[ShadownINja]

Lost soul said:

theboyfold said:

loltolhurst said:

S 8 GRN said:

peterpeter said:

Northern Munkee said:

Now normally I'd give this one a miss, market forces and all that, but I've just caught a piece on C4 news which was talking about BBC talent wages, etc. And that they had not named individual salaries (ordinarily fair enough) but it then cut to videotape of a BBC News 24 newscaster being grilled on air by an MP, I'm thinking £45-£60K and she stated her salary was £92K. £92K?! It was not Paxman, or Huw Davies it was one of the part time (well she'd not on often) ladies. Not fussed that it's a woman, although admittedly not one I would, but she is fairly anonymous newscaster, £92K?! For reading the news, and updating your script and tele prompter during the VT stories. Even MPs aren't on that! At least not before expenses...

65k a week for kicking a ball around a field and being generally thick. (and probably not being able to read)


and you are moaning about this

Spot On.

how is it spot on when one is a private company and one a public one funded by a forced tax??

It's not a 'forced' tax, you don't have to pay it if you don't want to watch live TV.

yes you do

Actually... he's correct... as are the licensing people I spoke to... as is their website. I don't pay for my TV license because I do not receive live broadcasts. As stated in many other TV license threads on PH.

But still, public vs private funding. Would you object if I gave someone £92k a week to roll marbles across my drive?

Edited by ShadownINja on Tuesday 9th February 21:29

[loltolhurst]

theboyfold said:

Lost soul said:

theboyfold said:

loltolhurst said:

S 8 GRN said:

peterpeter said:

Northern Munkee said:

Now normally I'd give this one a miss, market forces and all that, but I've just caught a piece on C4 news which was talking about BBC talent wages, etc. And that they had not named individual salaries (ordinarily fair enough) but it then cut to videotape of a BBC News 24 newscaster being grilled on air by an MP, I'm thinking £45-£60K and she stated her salary was £92K. £92K?! It was not Paxman, or Huw Davies it was one of the part time (well she'd not on often) ladies. Not fussed that it's a woman, although admittedly not one I would, but she is fairly anonymous newscaster, £92K?! For reading the news, and updating your script and tele prompter during the VT stories. Even MPs aren't on that! At least not before expenses...

65k a week for kicking a ball around a field and being generally thick. (and probably not being able to read)


and you are moaning about this

Spot On.

how is it spot on when one is a private company and one a public one funded by a forced tax??

It's not a 'forced' tax, you don't have to pay it if you don't want to watch live TV.

yes you do

If I don't watch live TV I don't have to pay the license fee, is that not the case? So I have the option to not pay it.

what happens if i just want to watch sky1? why should i be stopped from that? its like saying if you dont want a ford you cant have any car.