JON SOPEL, £245,000-a-year BBC salary: Jon Sopel, 60, is paid up to £245,000 a year in his role as the broadcaster’s North America Editor, covering all aspects of US news including politics, policy and business. But the presenter last year sparked a conflict of interest row after accepting tens of thousands of pounds from the biggest bank … Read more
Naga Munchetty has been rapped by BBC bosses after appearing in a business interview series for Natwest. The BBC Breakfast presenter, who earns up to £195,000 per year, hosted webinars for the banking giant one month after she was rebuked for appearing in a paid corporate video for car maker Aston Martin. In the videos, titled … Read more
BBC’s Naga Munchetty sparks fresh impartiality row after moonlighting on corporate video for Aston Martin on side of her ‘£195,000’ presenting role Munchetty, 45, faces a ‘conflict of interest’ and puts the BBC’s impartiality at risk The video plays up how Aston Martin is ‘assisting employees’ amid coronavirus But the carmaker is cutting 500 jobs … Read more
Naga Munchetty calls out snide trolls on Twitter as they refer to her as ‘that Asian bird who wears whatever the hell she wants’ on BBC Breakfast By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 22:31 BST, 16 July 2020 | Updated: 22:39 BST, 16 July 2020 Naga Munchetty publicly called out a pair of Twitter trolls … Read more
BBC presenters are not ‘robots or idiots’ and ‘we’re not there to simply, blankly read the news’ says Naga Munchetty after Emily Maitlis row Naga Munchetty said broadcasters try to be impartial but still provide insight The BBC Breakfast presenter said broadcasters are not ‘robots or idiots’ She said it is not the job of … Read more
‘I couldn’t take it anymore’: BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty shows off the results of her DIY haircut as she admits ‘it’s OK, a bit messy maybe’ By Rebecca Davison for MailOnline Published: 10:16 BST, 28 May 2020 | Updated: 11:14 BST, 28 May 2020 BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty revealed her DIY haircut to … Read more
Naga Munchetty’s colleagues feared she was a domestic abuse victim when she turned up to work with cuts and bruises on her face after an accident during a game of squash with her husband By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 09:14 BST, 21 May 2020 | Updated: 09:43 BST, 21 May 2020 News anchor Naga … Read more
BBC Breakfast’s Dan Walker has finally broken his silence about his co-host Naga Munchetty’s racism row with Donald Trump. In July last year, presenter Naga, 45, was temporarily censured by the broadcaster after she admitted she was ‘absolutely furious’ at the US president’s decision to tell four congresswomen to ‘go back home’ during an on-air … Read more