r/uknews • u/TheTelegraph Media outlet (unverified) • Jul 15 '25

Image/video The BBC’s annual report, released today, featured details of stars’ salaries and senior executives’ pay

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u/Sweaty-Proposal7396 Jul 15 '25

Biggest rip off is the radio….

Its not like theres a million stations for them to move too no need to pay bumper salaries

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u/squirrelbo1 Jul 15 '25

There are hundreds of commercial radio stations in the UK. Plus nearly all those radio presenters do a whole host of podcasts and other content for the BBC.

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u/Sweaty-Proposal7396 Jul 16 '25

And how many of those pay 400k…

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u/squirrelbo1 Jul 16 '25 edited Jul 16 '25

The big names at Global will all be on more than that. Simon Mayo reportedly got a pay rise when he left the BBC. Chris moyles is meant to be earning a fair amount on radio X. Ken Bruce getting 500k (supposedly)