Top 10 Highest Paid TV Reporters

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Television reporters must be trustworthy and sincere. We all depend on them for information. While we may think these reporters are well-mannered and fashionable, in reality, TV reporters are often under significant stress as they deliver the news to the rest of the world. Their lives aren’t always glamorous. They have to work long hours, conduct extensive research, and respond to harsh criticism.

They also have to work harder to gain loyal viewers who are willing to trust them. Reporters are more than just a pretty faces on television. These people are under tremendous pressure to provide accurate news. They are rewarded with the amount they make each year for all their hard work.

Learn more about these reporters and their salaries. Their paychecks will be awe-inspiring.

10 Lesley Stahl – $40M

Lesley Stahl, CBS’ correspondent since 1991, has been with CBS since 1972. Her broadcasting career started at Boston’s Channel 5, WHDH TV, where she was an on-air producer and reporter. Two years after joining CBS, Stahl was made a CBS correspondent. After covering Watergate, Stahl became a well-known correspondent. Stahl was appointed White House correspondent as she became more well-known. Stahl was the White House correspondent during the presidencies of Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, and George H.W. Bush.

Leslie Stahl hosted Face the Nation between 1983 and 1991. She was the anchor of 48 Hour Investigates from 2002 to 2004. Stahl is now an author and has written two books: ‘Reporting Live’ and ‘Becoming Grandma – The Joys and Science of the New Grandparenting’.