News Anchors is person (male or female) who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio of the internet. News Anchors are also knows as newsreader, anchorman or anchorwoman, newscaster news anchor or simply anchor. Many people find a comfort in seeing the same face every morning while drinking their cup tea or coffee.
Following are the top 10 highest earning news anchors
10. Chris Cuomo
Chris Cuomo is a television journalist and in these he works as news anchor at CNN. He is the brother of current New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and son of former New York Governor Mario Cuomo. He previously works at ABC News as a chief law, justice correspondent and co-anchor. CNN reportedly signed Cuomo with a $2.5 million deal.
9. Ann Curry
Ann Curry is an American television personality, news journalist and photo journalist and more that she became the National and international correspondent or anchor for NBC News in June 2012. Ann Curry starts her career as broadcaster in 1978 as an intern at NBC-affiliate KTVL in Medford, Oregon. 4 years later, Ann Curry moved to Los Angeles (United States) as a reporter for KCBS-TV and received 2 Emmy Awards while working as a reporter from 1984 to 1990. Ann Curry is still well-known as one of the highest paid reporters for NBC, bringing in income of an estimated $5 million.
8. Scott Pelley
Scott Cameron Pelley is an American television journalist who is anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News and a correspondent for the CBS news magazine 60 Minutes. Scott Pelley began his career as a broadcast journalist at Lubbock’s KSEL-TV in 1975. Scott Pelley’s CBS career started in New York City in 1989. Later, Scott Pelley returned to Dallas to cover national affairs from the CBS bureau. The anchor is said to bring in $5 million a year.
7. Megyn Kelly
Megyn Kelly is a television host and political commentator on the Fox News Channel. Kelly moved to Washington, D.C., where she was hired by the ABC News affiliate WJLA-TV as a general assignment reporter. The anchor is said to bring in $6 million a year.
6. Rachel Maddow
Rachel Anne Maddow is an American television host, political commentator, and author. She hosts The Rachel Maddow Show and a nightly television show on MSNBC. Maddow’s first radio hosting job was at WRNX (100.9 FM) in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Maddow became a regular panelist on MSNBC’s Tucker in June 2005. Rachel Maddow brings in a reported $7 million per year.
5. Shepard Smith
Shepard Smith is an American television news anchor and more that, Shepard Smith is the former host of Fox Report in the midst of Shepard Smith and Studio B weekdays on Fox News Channel. He gets the education from University of Mississippi. Smith signed his first television contract with WJHG-TV in Panama City Beach, Florida. He worked as a reporter for WCJB-TV in Gainesville. Shepard Smith has appeared as himself in the film Volcano. Shepard Smith brings in a reported $7 to $8 million per year.
4. Anderson Cooper
Anderson Hays Cooper is an American journalist, author, and television personality. During college, Anderson Cooper spent 2 summers as an intern at the Central Intelligence Agency. Cooper became a correspondent for ABC News in 1995. Anderson Cooper brings in a reported $11 million per year.
3. Diane Sawyer
Diane Sawyer is the current anchor of ABC News’s nightly flagship program ABC World News and more that, she was a member of U.S. President Richard Nixon’s White House staff and closely associated with the president himself. Immediately after her graduation, Sawyer returned to Kentucky and employed as weather forecaster for the WLKY-TV news in Louisville. Diane Sawyer brings in a reported $12 million per year.
2. Bill O’Reilly
Bill O’Reilly is an American television host, author, syndicated columnist and political commentator. He is the host of the political commentary program The O’Reilly Factor on the Fox News Channel. O’Reilly joined ABC News as a correspondent in 1986. Bill O’Reilly earns $2 million in per year.
1. Matt Lauer
Matt Lauer is an American television journalist best known as the host of NBC’s The Today Show since 1997. He is also a contributor for NBC’s Dateline NBC. He received his undergraduate degree from Ohio University at the age of 39 in 1997. However, Matt Lauer earns $25 million per year and working only 4 days a week.
Top 10 Highest Earning News Anchors in The World
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