How much is he making is a really good question.
He just settled his divorce and he has to play $16k a month for child support. That's $192k a year. Let's assume that's about half of his income. So I'd say he's getting 400-500k a year.
This is pretty lame math, but he's at least gotta be making a lot more than 200k from CBS just to live. I'm TOTALLY assuming he doesn't have much money from anything else. Partridge Family, reality show... But who knows, I'm wrong a lot.
The thing that gets me is this. CBS (along with everybody else.) is firing people left and right. Good, hard working, loyal, long time people. They're firing people from the air, from the back offices and engineers. Literally, it's a slaughter.
And yet, they have money to pay out to a show that will do nothing. I've heard so many people say.... "Can you say David Lee Roth?" Granted Bonaduce has radio chops. He's not going to set the world on fire. Give him a year or even two to do the show and he won't even be a blip on Preston and Steve's radar. It'll be the show that's just there. A guy and a girl yakking about today's topics. BORING! I don't care what Bonaduce's take is on anything. Plus he'll be talking about himself half the time.
And when it finally comes to an end, we'll all say, "I told you so." And then they'll find the next thing they think will be lightning in a bottle. Instead of trying to actually develop some talent. I know nobody wants to hear this, but Kidd Chris got a bum rap. That was the closest thing to a great variety radio show we've had in a long time. Granted it was low brow.
Sorry for the rant! But I really miss good radio! Remember when WYSP had Stern and O&A? Being at work hasn't been that enjoyable in years!