Scott Mills has officially replaced Zoe Ball because the host of the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Present.
Ball left to concentrate on her household however was the second highest earner on the BBC.
Her departure adopted the highest-paid star, Gary Lineker, announcing he’ll depart Match of the Day on the finish of the soccer season which means the BBC can have their two highest earners off their books by the top of the monetary 12 months.
The BBC will launch the listing of their full salaries for staff of their annual report, due in the summertime. Till then, it isn’t recognized what Mills, 51, is incomes in his new position.
He beforehand had a 2023/2024 wage of £315,000, up from £300,000 in 2022/23 however that’s anticipated to have elevated once more.
Talking of the pay hike, he mentioned: “I’ve been doing this since I used to be 16 and I will let you know how a lot I acquired paid then – £20 a present. And it was a 5 hour present in the midst of the night time – 1am till 6am. Clearly there’s at all times curiosity round salaries as a result of they get printed yearly.
“However I don’t suppose you may say that I haven’t performed the lengthy sport.”
Here’s what we all know concerning the pay packets of the BBC’s high earners:
Gary Lineker earns a sizeable earnings from his Goalhanger Podcasts title, which he based in 2014
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The BBC’s high salaries for 2024
Lineker took residence £1.3 million to high the listing of all these incomes greater than £178,000, based on the July 2024 listing. His wage was the identical because the 12 months earlier than, though different folks’s earnings fluctuated. He may also depart his position as host of the BBC’s Match of the Day come the top of the 2024/25 soccer season. However it isn’t an all-encompassing listing.
“Some well-known BBC faces equivalent to Michael McIntyre and Claudia Winkleman do not make the listing because the BBC doesn’t need to disclose the salaries of stars who’re paid by manufacturing firms like BBC Studios , which is classed as a industrial entity,” the broadcaster added.
The highest 10 earners on the BBC
All salaries are taken from the BBC’s 2023-24 listing and are taken from the bottom finish of the BBC’s estimate.
Gary Lineker on stage through the BBC Sports activities Character of the 12 months Awards in 2021
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1. Gary Lineker (Match of the Day, Premier League, FA Cup, Sports activities Character of the 12 months): £1.3m
2. Zoe Ball (Radio 2’s Zoe Ball Breakfast Present): £950,000 (down from £980,000)
3. Huw Edwards (BBC Information *left in April 2024): £475,000 (up from £435,000)
4. Greg James (BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Present): £415,000 (up from £395,000)
5. Stephen Nolan (The Nolan Present on Radio Ulster): £405,000 (up from £400,000)
6. Fiona Bruce (Query Time and presenting on BBC1): £405,000 (up from £395,000)
7. Lauren Laverne (BBC Radio 6 Music): £395,000 (up from £390,000)
8. Alan Shearer (Match of the Day: Premier League, FA Cup): £380,000 (down from £445,000)
9. Naga Munchetty (BBC Breakfast, Radio 5 Reside’s Naga Munchetty Programme, Panorama) £345,000 (down from £335,000)
10. Nick Robinson (Radio 4’s Right this moment Programme): £345,000 (up from £275,000)
