Naga Munchetty 'rakes in £50,000 for speaking events' alongside huge six-figure BBC salary
express.co.ukBBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty could have been paid £50,000 outside of her annual BBC six-figure salary after taking part in multiple events, it has been reported.
According to new figures released by the broadcaster, Newsnight host Emily Maitlis is raking in the most through external hosting and speaking responsibilities outside of the BBC.The register revealed that 55 per cent of external events taken on by its staff involved payments of under £1,000.However, The Daily Mail has now reported that four BBC presenters raked in over £10,000 for single paid events in November last year, according to figures released by the broadcaster.Naga, who is paid over £255,000 a year, may have been paid £50,000 after multiple events offered her more than £10,000 for a single event in November.She was paid £10,000 in November for her role as moderator for the International Atomic Energy Agency and paid between £5,000 and £10,000 that same month to act as moderator for the Open Data Institute.The golfing-fanatic was also paid less than £5,000 to host an event by England Golf.Meanwhile, Newsnight host Emily is paid over £325,000 annually, but could have been paid over £40,000 last year for external events.These saw her being paid more than £10,000 in both November and December.She was paid over £10,000 to host the World Universities Insights Limited in November and the next month earned another fee in the same region as a speaker at the Healthcare Financial Management Association.Figures are not specific, as the register, published by the BBC, only gives indicators such as "above £5,000", "below £5,000", "between £5,000 to £10,000", and "above £10,000".Strictly Come Dancing star Dan Walker was also another host who raked in a.
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