Why Roger Ailes Made $24 Million Last Year -- More Than Murdoch!

BusinessWeek:

Anyone who ever wondered how important the Fox News Channel is to Rupert Murdoch and News Corp (NWS) need only peruse the company's recent proxy statement. Roger Ailes, the former media consultant for Ronald Reagan who runs Fox News and other News Corp. TV properties, collected almost $24 million last year in salary, bonuses, stock grants and other benefits -- nearly $2 million more than Murdoch himself.

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Comments

[JazzyJim]

Absolutely No Respect for Ailes and/or Fokks Newz. None, no credibility - nothing.

[masso435]

If that isn't the face of corporate largess run amok, I don't know what is.

Boss Tweed evidently had a legacy, and Ailes may be it.

[mediamarv]

anyone notice that this story is over two days old??

HuffPo is getting really lazy !!!!

Didn't they hire a hsitload of new people ???

[miksmaster]

Why Roger Ailes Made $24 Million Last Year?
Easy.
The world is full of i gno ra nt people.
Next topic, please.

[masso435]

How closely do the profit lines of FOX match World Federation Wrestling, and Cage Fights.
You might check NASCAR and Budweiser stocks, also.

[miksmaster]

LMAO. Good one.

[PlanoBlue]

His face zackly like his a$$

[jalowe1957]

Roger Ailes: A prime candidate for death by congestive heart failure.

And they say a picture speaks volumes...

[LeeCalif]

He looks ill.

[dax49]

to paraphrase the bible-"what do you profit if you gain the world, but lose your soul"- this guy lost his a long time ago

[Faxus]

...and he's horrifically bloated, old and diseased looking to boot! Ahhh money, what it does and can never do.

[iswideopen]

King of the Fox News hate-fest. I guess it sells well.

[From the Raft]

He really didn't actually keep much of it since he gave so much to the poor.

[Lemmy]

Like Biden?

Adjusted
Gross Income Charity

1998 $215,432 $195

1999 $210,797 $120

2000 $219,953 $360

2001 $220,712 $360

2002 $227,811 $260

2003 $231,375 $260

2004 $234,271 $380

2005 $321,379 $380

2006 $248,459 $380

2007 $319,853 $995

Total $2,450,042 $3,690

[dax49]

and how much did you give to charity?

[masso435]

How the he// did he enter the conversation? Talk about false equivalency.

[Berkeleylefty]

24 million for destroying America from within...N­ice going Roger...

[Phxflyer]

Who knew telling lies paid so well?

[Oonagh]

Ugly man... and it is not just his looks.

[j-anthony]

Now that is a handsome man. Or something that just bent over.