RTE stars pay list for 2006 just released, they worth it?

gurramok · 28-02-2008 10:21PM #1

From http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0228/rte.html?rss, the pay list for 2006 rte stars are as below.

Question is are they worth it?

Pat Kenny on 850k is outrageous waste!

rte wrote:

The full list is:

1. Pat Kenny €849,139
2. Gerry Ryan €558,990
3. Marian Finucane €455,190
4. Joe Duffy €367,804
5. Ryan Turbidy €346,667
6. Derek Mooney €242,408
7. Marty Whelan €229,056
8. Miriam O'Callaghan €221,383
9. John Kelly €204,675
10. Bryan Dobson €193,610

gucci · 28-02-2008 10:25PM

every penny.........should be paid more infact!!

MrJoeSoap · 28-02-2008 10:27PM

1. Pat Kenny €849,139 - No
2. Gerry Ryan €558,990 - No
3. Marian Finucane €455,190 - No
4. Joe Duffy €367,804 - No
5. Ryan Turbidy €346,667 - No
6. Derek Mooney €242,408 - No
7. Marty Whelan €229,056 - No
8. Miriam O'Callaghan €221,383 - No
9. John Kelly €204,675 - No
10. Bryan Dobson €193,610 - Maybe.

jesus_thats_gre · 28-02-2008 10:30PM

Tis quite alot of money but they aren't exactly massive figures. What are similar ranked starts in the UK earning?

gucci · 28-02-2008 10:34PM

jesus_thats_gre wrote: »

Tis quite alot of money but they aren't exactly massive figures. What are similar ranked starts in the UK earning?

Jonathon Ross earns something in the region of £8m sterling i read somewhere, that would be something similar to kennys role, as he has a radio show and a tv show

Pj! · 28-02-2008 10:37PM

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oh sorry, emmm, no probably not.

MrJoeSoap · 28-02-2008 10:37PM

jesus_thats_gre wrote: »

Tis quite alot of money but they aren't exactly massive figures. What are similar ranked starts in the UK earning?

The BBC is being criticised by the commercial radio industry following the disclosure of the alleged salaries of some of its most popular broadcasters.

What has emerged so far?

There have been a number of disclosures about the levels of pay for DJs on Radios 1 and 2. Terry Wogan, host of Radio 2's breakfast show, is said to earn £800,000 a year, while it is claimed his counterpart at Radio 1, Chris Moyles, is paid £630,000.

For one programme per week on Radio 2, Jonathan Ross reportedly earns £530,000. Jeremy Paxman is the latest star in the spotlight: he is said to earn £1,040,000 for presenting Newsnight and University Challenge on BBC Two.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4922226.stm

growler · 28-02-2008 10:39PM

Kenny should be paying to be on the tv, not the other way round.

afatbollix · 28-02-2008 10:46PM

i dont know how much but the top gear lads are now paid millions a year...

if you think about it, the directors and producers are the ones who employ these people so they much be on twice this;)

Raspberry · 28-02-2008 10:53PM

They do put in a good bit of work for it though, in fairness.

DisandDat · 28-02-2008 10:56PM

Ryan Turbidy €346,667 - No

I would shoot this fella if I could get away with it. He is smug, self centered, arrogant and his fingers keep tapping the table.

Miriam O'Callaghan €221,383 - YES

Pay Miriam €2 million a year. She is a cracking looking bird, very posh, but still cracking.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 28-02-2008 10:57PM

gucci wrote: »

Jonathon Ross earns something in the region of £8m sterling i read somewhere, that would be something similar to kennys role, as he has a radio show and a tv show

If you're having a quiet Friday night in who you gonna watch? Ross interviewing Will Smith or Kenny interviewing Fr Shane Whatsit who's just retired?

Mossy Monk · 28-02-2008 10:59PM

Pat Kenny does have a large viewing audience which does mean lots of advertising money. I am sure a lot of people listen to the radio show too.

Wertz · 28-02-2008 11:05PM

Divide those salaies by ten and they might be worth it.
I'm shocked at how much Marian Finnucane gets....IIRC she only does a sunday morning show for 2 hours and possibly something on a saturday.

However you look at it, the top five earn well more than 10 times the average industrial wage, for work that couldn't by any stretch of the imagination be called difficult or dangerous...that in itself is bad enough, but when you factor in that everyone in the country is contributing to those wage packs, it becomes downright farcical IMO...

mike65 · 28-02-2008 11:25PM

MrJoeSoap wrote: »

Marian Finucane €455,190

4 hours air time a week

edit did'nt see Wertz comment - it does stick out doesn't it?

Mike.

Dennis the Stone · 28-02-2008 11:31PM

Those figures would be scandalous if it weren't for the fact that these poor RTÉ boys don't get as much as a day off all year round.. oh hang on.

Mr Ed · 28-02-2008 11:34PM

Wasn't Marian on a Monday to Friday gig in 2006? Don't forget, we're talking about 2 years ago

BigEejit · 28-02-2008 11:35PM

mike65 wrote: »

4 hours air time a week

edit did'nt see Wertz comment - it does stick out doesn't it?

Mike.

holy moly, if she worked every week (doubtful) she would be on €2188/hour

OPENROAD · 28-02-2008 11:37PM

DisandDat wrote: »

Miriam O'Callaghan €221,383 - YES

Pay Miriam €2 million a year. She is a cracking looking bird, very posh, but still cracking.

Not bad looking 6.5/10 , wouldn't have her down as very posh though.

mike65 · 28-02-2008 11:42PM

Mr Ed wrote: »

Wasn't Marian on a Monday to Friday gig in 2006? Don't forget, we're talking about 2 years ago

In that case she was on air 5 hours a week. \shruggs/

Mike.

MrJoeSoap · 28-02-2008 11:45PM

Raspberry wrote: »

They do put in a good bit of work for it though, in fairness.

I doubt Pat Kenny puts in much more work than the average man on the street, and gets a handsome €16k in his account every week...

Dennis the Stone · 28-02-2008 11:53PM

By Christ. 16K a week.. Can you imagine? no more hassle from my mofo landlord.. in fact, I could have the whore's melt drilled in a drive-by

Rb · 28-02-2008 11:54PM

Johnaton Ross and the Top Gear guys are worth every cent, they're great presenters and entertainers.

This cannot be said about any of the RTE crew, well maybe Brian Dobson but the rest are a complete and utter waste of money. Pat Kenny, sure enough, is alright at what he does. His audience like him and he pulls in the figures, however, most of the younger generation can't stand him. Derek Mooney?Wtf, how in the name of God can he demand such a high pay packet? Same with Tubridy.

We pay TV Licences for this shít, at least the BBC has good programmes/presenters. I don't even watch the Irish channels, yet I'm paying for them. Bastards.

Standard Toaster · 29-02-2008 12:01AM

I'm canceling my TV license.

gurramok · 29-02-2008 12:03AM

The only homemade thing i watch that's good on RTE is the likes of Miriam/Mark Little and the news and the odd homemade comedy like Naked Camera.

The rest, FFS :mad:

Charlie · 29-02-2008 12:03AM

It truly is shocking. The only one who I would say is possibly worth some of theirs is Joe Duffy. I'm not a fan, but from what I can gather, he exposes injustices and manages to get things done for people.

Someone said Pat Kenny brings in alot of advertising. I would dispute this. The Late Late itself brings in those viewing figures and ad money, the programme is an institution, and I think they would be doing those figures (arguably better) whether Kenny was there or not.

I don't see why these wages cant be slashed massively. The majority of these presenters wouldn't get work abroad, and they would still be earning a decent crust if they were on 60,000 a year. The market should dictate, and presently Rte would seem to be paying way over the market rate

OPENROAD · 29-02-2008 12:10AM

The only thing I watch on RTE is Horse Racing, have to say they do very very well, as for the rest it is crap imo.

gurramok · 29-02-2008 12:12AM

The_Edge wrote: »

I'm canceling my TV license.

Ironically, RTE claimed today 15% of the population avoid the TV licence, wonder why now:rolleyes:

Standard Toaster · 29-02-2008 12:20AM

RTÉ has published the names of its ten highest paid presenters for the year 2006.

Why not 2007 as well?

FlutterinBantam · 29-02-2008 12:27AM

I have been banging on about this for yonks and I'm constipated with anger at the wages...(our money by the way) these people are paying themselves.

Marian Finucane will throw down the headphones on June 01 and not be heard of till August 31!!! Four hours a week airtime and guts of 450k.....Totally criminal in my opinion,obviously working out an old contract .

And don't give me the crap about advertising as basically no-one else covers the country totally so a subsidised monopoly.

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

Jay P · 29-02-2008 12:29AM

In fairness, I think Miriam is worth it, afterall, she has got like a million kids flying around

RTE stars pay list for 2006 just released, they worth it?

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