Glenn Beck Re-Signs Radio Contract For $50 Mil

New York Times:

On his daily radio talk show, Glenn Beck portrays himself as an average guy, a recovering alcoholic and a comedian who regularly injects humor into his conservative politics.

This week he can add another description: very wealthy.

Premiere Radio Networks, a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications, is expected to announce today that it is extending Mr. Beck's contract. Two sources with knowledge of the deal said it was valued at $50 million over five years, through a combination of salary and profit-sharing from syndication.

In signing the deal, Mr. Beck, 43, becomes the newest -- and youngest -- entrant into an exclusive club of highly compensated radio stars. The new contract would make Mr. Beck the third highest-paid talk radio host, surpassed only by Rush Limbaugh, the most popular terrestrial talker for two decades and whose show is also syndicated by Premiere, and Sean Hannity, whose Citadel Broadcasting show is routinely ranked second.

The salaries apparently mirror Arbitron's radio audience measurements, which show that Mr. Beck is the third most popular radio host in the advertiser-friendly 25- to 54-year-old demographic.

Read the whole story: New York Times

Comments

[realitytrumpsbull]

Well, I guess that makes you ask questions about
who runs the clearchannel thing, what their
motivations and standards are, as well as the
arbitron thing.

[desertdweller]

50 mil. Is that the price of drivel these days?

[JayeSutter]

Every school child in the country should tell the next person that tells them that education matters to go to hell.

It doesn't matter. Anyone can make a fortune without being educated.

A person can be an ignorant, arrogant, son of a bitch and be a multimillionaire. An education could only prevent a person from being a talk show host.

[MidnightRambler]

Propaganda pays well.

[maxfusion]

Now, let's compare that to the radio income of Randi Rhodes. Whaaaa ha ha. One poster commented it's the establishment rewarding Mr. Beck, when the fact is he has a large audience, and she doesn't. In fact, watch carefully this month, because old Air Americrap is toast. Don't you get it, you have no message. Whaaaa ha ha h

[WilliamWallace]

That's a really troubling sign of the times....r­eally troubling.

Glenn Beck sucks.

[godlessclif]

"Glenn is out of line, horribly spoken and makes lude remarks just for the sake of it. And he obstructs the TV and radio waves with racist, Islamophobic remarks and makes no solid contribution to news or political commentary as a whole. Take him off the air." Theresa from Michigan

This blogger probably meant lewd Remarks,
But I think "lude remarks" are on target.
Taking 'ludes could be one explanation for Beck's comments, we found out Oxycontin was responsible for Rush Lardass' opinions.

[strifeknot]

Yep, the establishment plays its shills quite handsomely.

A bigger paycheck is the reason a formerly sensible and principled person like Christopher Hitchens can suddenly started whoring for the neocon agenda. It's scary.

[godlessclif]

Glenn Beck Katrina coverage:

"Those are the only ones we're seeing on television are the scumbags -- and again, it's not all the people in New Orleans. Most of the people in New Orleans got out! It's just a small percentage of those who were left in New Orleans, or who decided to stay in New Orleans, and they're getting all the attention. It's exactly like the 9-11 victims' families. There's about 10 of them that are spoiling it for everybody.­" Glenn Beck

Ten people are spoiling 9/11 for everyone?
Like 9/11 would be a jamboree if someone was
not spoiling it?

Like Katrina would be a Mardi Gras, but the victims spoiled the fun for everyone else?

Get me some of what Glenn Beck is smoking!!!

[CountryBeforeParty]

At $10 million per year, I can see why they're so against the Fairness Doctrine.

[godlessclif]

Jon Stewart appreciates Beck.

"Finally, a guy who says what people who aren't thinking are thinking!"
--Jon Stewart

[timregler]

The biblical passage about "casting pearls before swine" suddenly leaps to mind.

[PeteChrisman]

Traitors to the US are heavily rewarded by the corporate rulers--he's not crazy, as some of the posters have stated--he's a tool of our corporate government--he tells the lies and spreads the propaganda--he attacks truth--he labels anyone who disagrees with the official lies, a leftist kook--he is scum of the earth and he is rewarded for it

[BC33]

This country is worse off than I thought if the three highest paid talk-radio hosts are Rush, Hannity, and Beck. Lies and more lies!

[ohiomark]

It has to drive you moonbats nuts that Glenn Beck is making all this money.

I guess the whole "capitalism" thing really works.

Glenn Beck makes his company alot of money and now they are returning the favor.