BAY AREA MEDIA CELEBRITIES TOP EARNERS 2018**KGO-TV (ABC7)
Dan Ashley: $625,950
Michael Finney: $500,000
Ama Daetz: $400,000
Larry Beil: $400,000
Kristen Sze: $350,000
Spencer Christain: $300,000
Eric Thomas: $300,000
Wayne Freedman: $265,500
Vic Lee: $250,000
Lyanne Melendez: $250,000
*KPIX-TV (KPIX5/CBS)
Ken Bastida: $550,000
Allen Martin: $400,000
Elizabeth Cook: $400,000
Veronica De La Cruz: $400,000
Paul Deanno: $375,868
Dennis O'Donnell: $350,000
Brian Hackney: $300,000
Juliette Goodrich: $300,000
*KNTV( NBC Bay Area)
Raj Mathai: $500,550
Janelle Wang: $400,000
Terry McSweeney: $325,000
KTVU (Fox2)
Frank Somerville: $610,000
Julie Haener: $600,000
Heather Holmes: $400,000
Claudine Wong: $400,000
Bill Martin: $350,255
Mark Ibanez: $336,000
Sal Castaneda: $300,000
Tom Vacar: $200,000
Rob Roth: $200,000
Amber Lee: $150,000
KRON
Pam Moore: $300,000
Ken Wayne: $150,000
Vickie Liviakis: $150,000
Lawrence Karnow: 125,000
KNBR RADIO:
Gary Radnich: $400,000
Tom Tolbert: $350,000
Jon Lund: $300,000
Kevin Frandsen: $225,777
Larry Krueger: $200,000
Brian Murphy: $200,000
Paul McCaffrey: $200,000
Adam Copeland: $100,000
Ryan Covay: $50,000
Drew Hoffer: $30,288
KCBS RADIO
Stan Bunger: $335,000
Susan Leigh Taylor: $275,000
Rebecca Corral: $250,000
Jeff Bell: $225,877
Patty Reising: $225,000
Jeffrey Schaub: 175,000
*Salary numbers obtained by Bay Area media industry analysts
lol Hoffar's salary.
ReplyDeleteIf true, John Lund is ridiculously overpaid in my opinion.
The idea that Elizabeth Cook makes more than Pam Moore is mind-boggling.
ReplyDeleteThe Cookie has connections. Hush your mouf.
DeleteWhy would KNBR pay Paul McCaffrey the same amount as Brian Murphy?
ReplyDeleteeven if u listen carefully to giants announcers you still cant fully follow what theyre saying.
ReplyDeletewow, mr. hoffar gets Bagel Money.
ReplyDeleteEverywhere except KRON a male anchor of average ability making a third more than the highest paid woman.
ReplyDeleteLOL for Ken Wayne. At KTVU, he will be earning $400,000.
ReplyDeleteNO WAY that heather holmes and claudine are making 400k.. no way
ReplyDeleteClaudine Wong making $400,000 for anchoring two morning newscasts a week and hosting like a 30 minute show. Damn! Everyone at KPIX making $400,000 has a damn good gig going..... Somerville and Ashley.... That's a shit ton of money for taking so much time off.... but hey, seniority helps!
ReplyDeleteToken Asian hire.
DeleteI think that Claudine is worth more. One day someone at KTVU will realize (understand clearly) the talent (skills) that she has.
Delete$300,000 to read bay area weather. That is the best gig going
ReplyDeleteTell me about it. Where can I apply? Heck Rich could probably read the weather better!
DeleteLieberman $ ?
ReplyDeleteAmber Lee is underpaid.
ReplyDeleteAmber Lee should be reporting in Fresno...at the community college there.
DeleteSpeaking of community college, how much does Da Lin make?
DeleteHaha...Da Lin puts half his entire salary into the grease he uses to slick back that horrible hair, the other half goes to the weed shop. Dude HAS to be smoking a ton of that bunk ass shit.
DeleteIt would appear by the list that working in the EARLY a.m. doesn't pay. Is it just me, but I feel that their ALL over paid for just reading a monitor. How are these salaries justified?
ReplyDeleteThey're not. Half of them couldn't find their asses in the dark without the bank of writers, editors and producers making them look good...the ones who are treated like caca.
DeletePoor Ronn Owens not on the list and his favorite guest, Burt Reynolds passed on today.
ReplyDeleteOh yes remember the interview well.
DeleteTowards the end of that interview, Burt Reynolds called Ronn Owens a putz.
Loved every minute.
All grossly overpaid considering the actual "talent" required. Appears Ashley and Somerville have risen to their level of incompentence.
ReplyDeleteUm..
ReplyDeleteHe forgot the Spanish stations.
Newscasts.
Telemundo 48 and Univision 14.
How much do they pay ...???
Union wages.
DeleteKevin Frandsen should take part of his salary and spend it on speech lessens.
Deletewhat about the knibbers gruesome twosome rudy and his his sidekick gumby? talk about stealing a paycheck
ReplyDeletePam Moore at 300 and Julie Haener at 600? Somethiing is off. Nothing against JH at all. Pam needs a big bump maybe to 500. Haener the same.
ReplyDeleteWhy the f*** does Kevin Frandsen make MORE than Larry Krueger? Frandsen is one of the WORST things to happen to KNBR since Murph and Mac. Something smells really fishy there...
ReplyDeletehe makes even more from pig in a pickle and tell em "Frannie" sent ya!!
DeleteI cannot believe that Kevin Frandsen makes more than Murph, Mac, and Larry Krueger. How galling.
ReplyDeletePlease include Gasia vs Laura Garcia, Michelle Griego and the anchor tripping on hair moose replaced by Jessica Castro.
ReplyDeleteMy guess is Laura (1st), Gasia (2nd), Michelle (3rd) and KGO (4th) based on experience.
So much money that they make. For some, it doesn't reflect how prepared they are to come onto my screen, some from the way they carry themselves, others from the way they deliver.
ReplyDeleteWait, De La Cruz is still employed? Haven't seen her on TV in moons. If Laura Garcia is making $250K or less, KGO should jump all over her because they are getting seriously ripped off paying underachieving Daetz and Sze a combined $700K. Unreal! (With all that dough you'd think these two would want to look sort of attractive and invest in a decent wardrobe and some bolt-on boobs!)
ReplyDeleteBased on the way Sze and Daetz dress, I don't believe there is any way in hell they are making anywhere remotely close to this. If they are, why would they both buy there outfits at Kmart?
DeleteIf De La Cruz (haven't seen her either) is done at PIX, she would be an instant upgrade to Daetz at ABC7. I think Claudine Wong would be a solid replacement for Sze. She'd be ready for prime time if they could just get her to smile a bit more. At this point, can't even watch KGO, that's a re-build!
ReplyDeleteIt really is astounding how low these numbers are considering the market size. These numbers would have looked "good" in the '90s. Now - considering the economy? Just another sign of the struggling media world.
ReplyDeleteClaudine Wong 400,000???....for what???...she isn't worth a quarter of that for what she does.....what a frickin joke!!
ReplyDeleteJust based on what you claim is Lund's salary, I'm calling bullshit on these numbers.
ReplyDelete50,000 dollars is what could be called ''functional Money'', meaning, you can ""Function'' in the Bay area with that.- you are , at least ''functioning''. covay gets to "'function''. Covay will say ""Yeah ,I'M FUNKY with THAT Function'' .
ReplyDeletewell Frandsen is a Ballplayer , so he gets ''Ballplayer Props'' at KNBR, Maybe.management says ''Hey , He's a Krukow, a ballplayer, he gets more''.
ReplyDeletePaul Deanno is a stinking piece of crap. Can't report the weather, can't report the news, can't report the sports. Let him go KPIX, he's worthless.
ReplyDeleteGood for Terry McSweeney - best value in the bunch - great to see a veteran of The San Jose NewsChannel do Doug and Maggie proud.
ReplyDeleteWhat about Brian Copeland? Word on the street is that he's suing Cumulus. Interesting to see how that will work out since his kids still work for Cumulus.
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