former interm said:
I assume Triv is in a league of his own with over $250 K annually
Rizzo has to be making around $100K (I know he owns part of the station, so i don't know how that factors in).
People like Brinda/Hooley/Roda/Reghi are probably in $50K range.
And the kids you work at WKNR have to be in $25-30K range.
I would guess the Fan pay more because they have CBS radio behind it.
You're close on a few and way off on most.
Triv makes about 100K a year. He gets lots of perks like free car, new windows, food trade, stuff like that. Anytime you hear him endorse anything, he's likely getting that product free. If he made $250,000.00 a year CC would have cut him loose years ago. He stays employed because his salary is not all that high. John Lannigan is the only talent in Cleveland radio that may be earning over 200K a year.
Brinda/Hooley/Roda/Reghi earn closer to 40K than 50K. They get thier fair shares of perks from adverstising trade.
The kids who do get paid there, like the producers who talk on air occasionally, are in the 16K or 17K a year range. They have a ton of interns who work for free. They most likely pay their part timers 8 bucks an hour. They prefer to have " interns " instaed of having to pay part timers.
Rizzo most likely is making around 60K. The whole " ownership " thing is a charade that basically means he gets a bonus at the end of the year based on a small percentage of the yearly net profit of WKNR.
CBS doesn't want to pay. The entire business has been on a cut staff and reduce pay for talent
since the Telecom Bill was passed. Talent in Cleveland used to be paid well....like 20 years ago!Live DJs were on in all dayparts. That all changed with deregulation.
The guys you mention above by names are all damn lucky to have jobs and they know damn well they are all expendible. None of them are making big money except for Lannigan.
