Lineker Rakes In £1.35 Million as BBC’s Top Stars’ Pay Revealed
Gary Lineker has retained the top spot on the BBC’s presenter payroll for the eighth consecutive year, earning up to a whopping £1.35 million in the last financial year. The eighth and final time, having finally quit the Beeb in May…
Congratulations to Nick Robinson, who has once again secured a tidy pay rise up to £414,000 from £349,000 – a nice 18% bump. Fiona Bruce also jumps to the same figure, up from £399,000. Laura Kuenssberg is on a cool £395,000…
Meanwhile BBC Director-General Tim Davie (£544,999) has insisted he’s staying in the job and retains the “full backing” of the BBC board, despite admitting the corporation has faced “challenges” in recent years. Following the Huw Edwards scandal, the Gregg Wallace scandal, the Gaza documentary scandal, the Strictly Come Dancing bullying scandal…
He said:
“As well as transforming our organisation, we continue to work hard to transform our culture. This year brought major challenges in the form of the appalling Huw Edwards revelations along with further examples of truly unacceptable behaviours coming to light.
“An independent review into the BBC’s workplace culture produced a series of recommendations which we accepted in full…”
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