Now And Then – The Highest Paid TV Personas and Journalists We All Love

Published on 04/16/2020
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Bret Baier (In his early 20’s)

The 49-year-old New Jersey-born Bret Baier has been the host of Special Report with Bret Baier on FOX News since 2008, replacing Brit Hume. Baier began his reporting career on local stations before joining CBS and later NBC until he entered FOX News in 1998. Before replacing Hume, Bret was FOX’s chief White House Correspondent and Pentagon Correspondent. With an impressive career behind him and a bright future ahead of him, he is now making $7 million per year, bringing his net worth to $20 million.

Bret Baier

Bret Baier

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Hoda Kotb (In her childhood)

Oklahoma-born Hoda Kotb started her broadcasting career on the small screen in 1998 as she joined NBC’s Dateline as a correspondent. In 2008 she then joined the Today Show panel as a co-host and in 2017 became the co-anchor of Today. With an annual salary of $7 million, her reported net worth is approximately $30 million. Korb is of Egyptian descent, born to a fossil energy specialist called Abdel Kader Kotb, who sadly passed in 1986 at the relatively young age of 51.

Hoda Kotb

Hoda Kotb

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