Quote Originally Posted by tforturton View Post
Wages in the media are simply unreal. When I read that Gary Lineker earns £1.3m a year, for what is basically 90 minutes once a week, it's not that I don't believe it - it's that I can't see how they can justify it. And Zoe Ball is apparently on a similar amount, yet her radio show has been losing listeners since the day she took over. But at least she works five days a week.
Totally agree. The BBC could do something innovative and hire any schmuck from the street to host MOD on average wage. Nothing against Gary but it's the football we tune in to watch, not the presenter.