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FakeNoose

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28. It's based on advertising revenues

Reply to PatSeg (Reply #4)

Sat Dec 2, 2017, 01:45 PM

Dec 2017

The Today Show juggernaut sells more advertising than any show of its time-slot based on market share and viewer demographics. So the top host of the Today Show makes the top salary. It used to be Katie Couric then she left, so then it went to Matt Lauer. Now that he's gone, NBC has to figure out who's the next recipient of the $20 million salary. Maybe it's nobody, if they start losing viewers and advertisers.

We'll see - stay tuned.

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NBC to refuse Matt Lauer payout [View all] Julian Englis Dec 2017 OP

Morals Clause, Baby! no_hypocrisy Dec 2017 #1

I hope NBC legal dept BigmanPigman Dec 2017 #2

Not very corporate like although I guess he was an employee and Sneederbunk Dec 2017 #3

It blows my mind PatSeg Dec 2017 #4

We have an even less talented man as President. n/t Julian Englis Dec 2017 #6

True PatSeg Dec 2017 #12

Trump is only making 500,000 per year not 20,000,000 mdbl Dec 2017 #17

Good point PatSeg Dec 2017 #18

LOL was thinking same thing mdbl Dec 2017 #19

As my daughter would say about PatSeg Dec 2017 #22

*in salary*, not graft. eggplant Dec 2017 #20

yes, that is always understood when talking about a robber baron. mdbl Dec 2017 #21

And hes donating his salary to a worthy cause robbob Dec 2017 #25

It's based on advertising revenues FakeNoose Dec 2017 #28

But, but, but.... mitch96 Dec 2017 #29

For some reason... Sophiegirl Dec 2017 #5

its his second spouse Mosby Dec 2017 #24

How many millions is enough? C_U_L8R Dec 2017 #7

He's probably never going to work again christx30 Dec 2017 #26

What's really disgusting? BigDemVoter Dec 2017 #8

You got THAT right! Really...what could he DO? Nothing!nt Honeycombe8 Dec 2017 #10

Good! I'm tired of hearing of these perverts getting paid Millions after they're fired. nt Honeycombe8 Dec 2017 #9

Exactly Lunabell Dec 2017 #11

I read somewhere once that back in the day, his TV career was going nowhere, so Aristus Dec 2017 #13

He should have worked at Fox News LiberalLovinLug Dec 2017 #14

Not one penny. Good. Guilded Lilly Dec 2017 #15

Paying Lauer is the least of their problems Raven123 Dec 2017 #16

They have to honor the contract. He only had a year to go to retire. harassment was at olympics? Sunlei Dec 2017 #23

good thing the republican tax plan went thru that will help him mucifer Dec 2017 #27