Yeah, I think the Sunday papers have gone a little OTT with this. Wogan is one of the most respective broadcasters in the country. So what if he's getting paid for hosting CIN - he's said he'd do it for free anyway.
CIN gets a little boring. They never have enough content - mostly music. After about 11pm, they tend to repeat what's been shown earlier anyway. Whereas Comic Relief fills gaps with the likes of comedians appealing such as Billy Connolly and John Cleese.
At least by getting paid, there is no reason for the BBc to feel awkward about asking him to appear at various more Children in Need events throughout the year - such as only last week when he was collecting a cheque at a football match. And it's coming from BBC funds, not the charity funds so it's really a story about nothing I reckon.
Well, it's the Mail of Sunday using the "Freedom of Information" act to see what they can come up with rather than any journalistic skills.
There of course is also the possibility that Wogan is donates his fee straight back to the charity.
Not too sure on the FiA situation - on the one hand yes we do have a right to know how the BBC is spending our money - but on the other surely people have the right to privacy over how much they're getting paid.
The only surprise for me in this story is the claim that the other presenters don't get paid. I find that very hard to believe. When they are on screen on CiN night, they are doing a job of work as presenters. They are not being employed by CiN, they are working for the BBC. They should be paid a fee. What they then choose to do with that fee is up to them. I've worked on many CiN broadcasts (though obviously not in such an exalted role as Sir Terry) and have always been paid.
Well I know it's always been considered a 'nice little earner' in the regions where presenters / reporters get paid more than they normally would for just doing the regional news.
Of course he gets paid, he is presenting a tv show
HSBC donates banking facilities to CiN, BT provides telephone lines and operators (who also get paid). BBC TV produces the appeal show and all staff and technical operators are paid.
What's wrong with that? We pay our licence fee to produce programmes, not to donate to charity.
Once again Mein Kampf stirs the **** with as much dignity as a snake with piles.
Exactly, he is a television and radio presenter and his "brand image" is worth a lot to all generations. I'm sure that, like Eurovision, Terry's appearance is one of the key features to the success of the telethon. Charity or not, it's a long spell hosting a live all-nighter.
