I wonder how much a morning host in K/W or Regina would make per year.  

RadioActive wrote:

According to an ad for Audacy's WKSE, it's between $65-75,000 a year. They're looking for a new morning personality for the station at 98.5 and that's the salary range being offered.

"Other duties as required by Management"  Don't forget that part before getting all excited about wages...

RadioAaron wrote:

paterson1 wrote:

I wonder how much a morning host in K/W or Regina would make per year.  

Fun fact: The morning shows at Beat, Dave, Virgin, and Country are either syndicated from another market or to other markets.

Bounce and CHYM have their own morning show and of course CBC Kitchener.  I was curious about a medium market like Regina because I heard that stations out west (other than some of the majors) tend to pay better than Ontario.  All that oil money in Alberta and Saskatchewan wages are higher even at a Tim Horton's or part time and cost of living overall lower in those two provinces.   

Paul Jeffries wrote:

paterson1 wrote:

I was making $30,000 in 1979/80 doing all nights at CFPL in London.  That was good money back then especially for all nights.  

I was making about half that doing overnights at CHML from 1991-93. 


PJ
CFPL Radio/TV/Free Press/Penny Saver paid their staff above average salaries.  I remember the first time going into the building on York Street.  The reception area was huge and very plush, more like a bank.  The building had a full cafeteria that offered homestyle cooking and the company subsidized costs so everything was very reasonably priced. I was amazed how anyone in radio that had a title had their own large office. The music library was a real library and had a staff of three.
 
Radio and the Free Press were in the same building but AM/FM and radio news were completely separate from the paper.  Loved the city, working at PL but I learned quickly that I wasn't an all night person and didn't see much of a chance for advancement since the daytime on air staff was so stable.   But, life being what it is, if I had stayed about six months longer there might have been an opportunity for an evening shift.



 

Roger Ashby was reported to be making over $1 million per year at CHUM FM during his last years at the station.  Marilyn must be up there as well, especially when she had the TV show and co-hosting mornings.

The morning host at CFNY over a decade ago was making about $450,000 per year.   

Binson Echorec wrote:

Nowhere near as much now, I'd probably put them in the $100-150K range, and even that might be a stretch.

You'd be very wrong.... unless you're at a small shop like Evanov or Indie, most of the morning hosts are pulling 300 or more... easily.

I wonder what Wally and Jay got paid when they were #1 and 2 in morning drive here.

When Ismaila Alfa began hosting Metro Morning a number mentioned about was 200 plus a prodigious moving/accommodation assistance. With his multiple roles at CBC I would think David Common is a 350K man. That would make whatshername hosting The National a 500K woman. And I'm happy to report the boss of both, Cathy Perry, began her pension this week at a comfortable (I estimate) 150K.

Here is what they are saying on the Buffalo Radio Discussions site regarding the money for the WKSE morning show..Buffalo - WKSE Morning show | RadioDiscussions