ONLY one woman features in the list of the BBC’s top 10 earners, headed by DJ Chris Evans, who earns between £2,200,000-£2,249,999, followed by football pundit Gary Lineker on £1,750,000-£1,799,999 and Graham Norton, at £850,000-£899,999.
Radio 2 DJ Jeremy Vine is in at fourth place with £700,000-£749,999, John Humphrys, of Radio 4’s Today and BBC TV’s Mastermind at £600,000-£649,999, then newsreader Huw Edwards, whose remuneration is between £550,000-£599,999.
Another DJ takes seventh place, Steve Wright on £500,000-£549,999; Countryfile and One Show presenter Matt Baker comes in at eighth equal with Strictly Come Dancing and Radio 2’s Claudia Winkleman on £450,000-£499,999.
Five people share tenth spot (£400,000-£449,999 per year) - Scots DJ Nicky Campbell, Alex Jones from the One Show, political presenter Andrew Marr, Radio Ulster and Radio 5 Live’s Stephen Nolan and football pundit Alan Shearer.
The corporation’s highest earning women are 1: Claudia Winkleman; 2: Alex Jones, TV Non-scripted. Factual and Entertainment, (£400,000 - £449,999) ; 3: Tess Daly, TV Non-scripted, Factual and Entertainment, (£350,000 - £399,999);4: Fiona Bruce, Multi-genre band; 5:Vanessa Feltz, Radio; 6: Sue Barker, Sport (£300,000 - £349,999); 7: Lauren Laverne, Radio; 8: Amanda Mealing, TV Scripted, Drama and Comedy, (£250,000 - £299,999); 9: Zoe Ball, Multi-genre band; 10: Rosie Marcel, TV Scripted, Drama and Comedy, (£200,000 - £249,999); Emilia Fox, TV Scripted; Laura Kuenssberg, News and Current Affairs; Gabby Logan, Sport; Dannii Minogue, TV Non-Scripted (Factual and Entertainment); Victoria Derbyshire, News and Current Affairs; Mishal Husain, News and Current Affairs; Martha Kearney, News and Current Affairs.
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