Scott Mills has been confirmed because the alternative for Ball, having beforehand stuffed in for the common host whereas she took time away from the programme earlier this 12 months.
Ball is the second highest earner on the BBC and her departure follows the very best paid star, Gary Lineker, announcing he’ll depart Match of the Day on the finish of the soccer season.
Right here is how the pay packets of the Beeb’s high earners have grown and shrunk previously 12 months.
Gary Lineker earns a sizeable revenue from his Goalhanger Podcasts title, which he based in 2014
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Lineker took dwelling £1.3 million to high the July 2024 listing of all these incomes greater than £178,000. His wage was the identical because the 12 months earlier than, though different individuals’s earnings fluctuated.
There are some large names lacking although.
The broadcaster mentioned: “Some well-known BBC faces resembling Michael McIntyre and Claudia Winkleman do not make the listing because the BBC doesn’t need to disclose the salaries of stars who’re paid by means of manufacturing corporations like BBC Studios, which is classed as a business entity.”
The highest 10 earners on the BBC
All salaries are taken from the BBC’s 2023-24 listing and are taken from the bottom finish of the BBC’s estimate.
Gary Lineker on stage through the BBC Sports activities Persona of the Yr Awards in 2021
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1. Gary Lineker (Match of the Day, Premier League, FA Cup, Sports activities Persona of the Yr): £1.3m
2. Zoe Ball (Radio 2’s Zoe Ball Breakfast Present): £950,000 (down from £980,000)
3. Huw Edwards (BBC Information *left in April 2024): £475,000 (up from £435,000)
4. Greg James (BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Present): £415,000 (up from £395,000)
5. Stephen Nolan (The Nolan Present on Radio Ulster): £405,000 (up from £400,000)
6. Fiona Bruce (Query Time and presenting on BBC1): £405,000 (up from £395,000)
7. Lauren Laverne (BBC Radio 6 Music): £395,000 (up from £390,000)
8. Alan Shearer (Match of the Day: Premier League, FA Cup): £380,000 (down from £445,000)
9. Naga Munchetty (BBC Breakfast, Radio 5 Reside’s Naga Munchetty Programme, Panorama) £345,000 (down from £335,000)
10. Nick Robinson (Radio 4’s At this time Programme): £345,000 (up from £275,000)
