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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 4:21 pm    Post subject: Wogan - Children in Need fee Reply with quote

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6417329.stm

I have defended the old guy a lot & think he is one radios legends but receiving £9,065 in 2005 for anchoring the seven-hour show in 2005 is a bit out of order.

It seems that the BBC insists on paying staff even when they are willing to do it for nothing. And then they complain that they have no money. Nuts.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 4:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The veteran broadcaster said: "I would quite happily do it for nothing."

Let's hope he puts the money in the fund then.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 4:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

So £9k by 27 years is £244k.

Terry is going to need to sit down before he writes that cheque.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 5:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

gfloyd wrote:
So £9k by 27 years is £244k.

Terry is going to need to sit down before he writes that cheque.


Peanuts to an institution of Britsh Broadcasting Wink

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 5:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

gfloyd wrote:
So £9k by 27 years is £244k.

Terry is going to need to sit down before he writes that cheque.


But it may save us from that awful auction for a year or so Very Happy Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Don't get me started on this subject as it's disgraceful the BBC should even pay him to host the show. Whether he says he would do it for free it's not the point. I reckon the hosts of comic relief get a fee too? I do admit it partly goes towards their pension and retirement as when they are not working they dont get paid.

I wonder if they could justify this to people who work for a min wage?


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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm afraid this just fuels the fire regarding my feelings about Children in Need and a lot of the other major TV charity events in general. There are lots of charities out there, all equally deserving in their own way. Certain ones seem to get a huge boost by being associated with various celebs, often to the detriment of others, even if said celebs allegedly 'do it for free'. Others suffer from the so-called "Tsunami Appeal Syndrome", when high-profile events see well-meaning folks cajoling others into guilt trips, getting them to give money out hand over fist until they've nothing left to support the ones they'd usually give to, only because their usual causes don't get wall-to-wall air time.

"Giving up my time free." Now we know the lie behind that particular phrase. It sits rather nicely with that other one, you know - "the things that money can't buy" - which money apparently can, providing you have enough spare, that is.

Sorry for the rant, but it's one of my particular bug-bears.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 7:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Even I can't defend Terry on this one, I have made my last donation to CIN, no more for me.
Why is he the only to receive a fee? what about Fearne Cotton or Natasha Kerplunksy?
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 7:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Never watched or donated, and certainly don't intend to start now. I toy with not listening to WOTW during auction week, in the end I succumb and see just how much money you can't buy some amazing day out with. Funny how it also seems to be the same names almost each year. For instance, there's somebody down in Whitley Bay who seems to have a spare £20K each year to lay down for a game of golf in Dubai or something similar. I would hope if she's not successful, she spreads that money around say 40 local charities who will never get the sort of high-profile attention that CIN does. Somehow, though, I am too cynical to think this will happen....

(I do support a few charities, but I picked them carefully, have personal reasons for doing so and won't ignore them just because something bigger or more high-profile comes along. There are always plenty of people around who donate to those things.)
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 7:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't listen to the things money can't buy auction, I just can't stand it. But I suppose if people are happy to shell out money for such things then let them carry on.
I've nothing against CIN, though as I said I won't be donating anymore but I am against fees being paid. I'm pretty sure I heard something about Johnathan Ross getting a fee for comic relief, this is also wrong.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 7:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is not uncommon, I have recently being trying to organize a charity bash to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust and our local Scout Group. I am willing to spend my time organizing the event, including raffle, booking and paying for the venue, entrance ticket printing etc. The band concerned were willing to play for a reduced fee, to ensure that they covered their costs. The band has since decided they cannot afford to do the gig, thankfully no paperwork had been signed over the venue, so it is only my time and not any financial loss that I have suffered. Charity events are big money makers in this country, IMHO.

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 7:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Barkingbiker wrote:
Charity events are big money makers in this country, IMHO.



Indeed they are. There are many hotels, bars and restaurants that rely on charity fund raising events to stay in business, particularly in off-season. I dont think anyone objects to legitimate expenses but it becomes difficult when those applying the moral pressure on others are pocketing a fee.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 8:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Now this comes in to question how much it's costing the BBC to taxi these people in, put them up in hotels and the list goes on?

I doubt terry would do it really for free ( he's just saying it to stop people moaning ) and many other stars are getting something out of it, promoting their songs etc etc. Although he does do a lot through out the year and other radio presenters go out with the people who won these prizes they bidded for ( how do they get there, BBC pays for them? )

Really these leaks are not doing any justice for the BBC in general. I wouldn't blame terry in general. Time for the government to step in, oh!! they have not increasing the licence fee to much Shocked
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 8:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I realise that Sir Terry has to live but feel that accepting a fee in these circumstances is a step too far.

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 10:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Let me see, Wogan becomes Sir mostly because of his fundraising, meanwhile he has been pocketing a nice little earner on the side. Very good Sir Terry Laughing
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I would gladly do it for nothing


It's quite simple really Terry, you could erm, you know do it for nothing. Rolling Eyes

Is it me? Laughing
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 5:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The fur is really flying about this on the TOG's site.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 6:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

At least he wont go without his Cohiba Behike's, we can all sleep easy
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wonder if he will host this years "Children in Need" for free? Or after this news, weather he will ever host it again? Shocked

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

iknewdavidjacobsmum wrote:
The fur is really flying about this on the TOG's site.


I know Laughing I'm quite surprised some people are defending him on this issue.
I still think Terry is a brilliant broadcaster and I think he is fundamentally a decent guy, but I'm sorry taking this fee is just wrong and I cannot defend him on it.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 9:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

TTS
I, too, love STW.
However I happen to live near Paul MacCartney (not that I have ever seen him) and our local large hospital has an entire Coronary Care Unit named James; there's also the Linda wing and other family members wards.
I know he is a zillionaire, but he has done this without seeking publicity and asking us locals to donate to "hospitals in need".
I could continue regarding his generosity, but he does not want his acts to be ground into the faces of the public.

Does this qualify as a "rant"
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

gfloyd wrote:
So £9k by 27 years is £244k.

Terry is going to need to sit down before he writes that cheque.


Not really-Terry is a multi millionaire now.He can afford it!
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 1:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm sure there was a lot of trouble years back when it was revealed that Sue Cook received a fee for hosting CiN - and she's never hosted it since. At the time, it was reported that Wogan was doing it for free, thus making her look bad. I assume he will now apologise and drop out of the event Wink

Hmmm - what a coincidence he's on holiday while this blows over!
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 1:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Hmmm - what a coincidence he's on holiday while this blows over!


It's not his fault the mail on Sunday decided to run the story while he was away. I would say it's perfect timing on their part as presumably they knew he was out of the country so unlikely to be on hand to give a response. I wonder if he even knows this has been in the papers while he's been away.

I remember Sue Cook leaving but I don't know what it was about. You know this all sounds so similar, it will probably come out in a few years that Kerplunksy and Fearne do get paid after all, it'll all come out in the wash I'm sure.
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 2:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Terry's jobs and remunerations are also the subject of a spread in the Mirror.

If the labourer is worthy of his hire, I don't see the problem.
For the money that he is paid, Terry brings a lot of value to the Station and the TV. There are some who are paid a lot more and give a lot less. Some also take the opportunity to bite the hand that feeds it.

One final point. Terry was paid by the BBC NOT by Children in need for whom he is a good amnassador.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wogan's job is being scaled down according to The Sun:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2001320029-2007100705,00.html

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TERRY Wogan’s role on Children In Need is being scaled down, TV Biz can reveal.

BBC bosses fear Terry, 68, could be too old to host seven hours of live telly.

They are currently in discussions with Terry about this year’s show and may ask him to host only part of it.

The move comes just days after it was revealed he gets £9,000 for presenting the BBC’s annual charity bonanza.

A senior Beeb source said: “Children In Need is seven hours of live TV — and that’s hard for anyone. But Terry’s getting older and we are talking to him about this year’s show.

“He will still remain the figurehead for Children In Need. Our recent market research shows that you say the words Children In Need and people immediately say Wogan. So what we may do is get Terry to host the first few hours of the show and have more guest presenters throughout the event.

“He could always go on for bits through the evening, but it’s a lot to expect him to stay on stage for all seven hours.” Terry has hosted the show with newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky and Fearne Cotton for the past couple of years.

The Beeb disclosed he got a fee hosting the show in 2005, while his co-hosts were unpaid.

Telly bosses said it was a nominal sum that came from its budget, not the charity’s purse.

Terry has said: “I’ve never asked for a fee and I would quite happily do it for nothing.”

Last night, a BBC spokeswoman said: “To millions of viewers and listeners, Terry Wogan is Children In Need.

“He’s been its star presenter from the start and we hope he’ll continue for many years.”
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 1:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

To be honest I think the appearance of the Ken Bruce Eggcup a few weeks ago was a sign that Terry might be scaling down his CIN activties.
I wouldn't be surprised, he looked pretty much done in at the end of last years.

I'm beginning to think the mail on Sunday already knew about this and published the fee story in order to discredit him. Then when he convienetenally steps aside they will say it was because of that. Rolling Eyes
Have to say I'm still against him being paid a fee but the timing of it all starting to look rather sinister on the mail on Sunday's part.
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Toggy tea slurper wrote:
I'm beginning to think the mail on Sunday already knew about this and published the fee story in order to discredit him. Then when he convienetenally steps aside they will say it was because of that. Rolling Eyes
Have to say I'm still against him being paid a fee but the timing of it all starting to look rather sinister on the mail on Sunday's part.


So the Daily BlueRinse is involved? Now there's a surprise!

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Typical Wail - Ther's no immigration scandal to impart - so have a go at those left-wing pinko's in the BBC.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 7:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Comic Relief does this with different presenters through the evening.
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Behind Geddon's Wall wrote:
Typical Wail - Ther's no immigration scandal to impart - so have a go at those left-wing pinko's in the BBC.


No health scares or anti Camilla stories to report either. Laughing
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Chatelaine wrote:
At least he wont go without his Cohiba Behike's, we can all sleep easy


I had to look that up. Smile
Surely they should be renamed Monicas.
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belinda wrote:
I had to look that up. Smile
Surely they should be renamed Monicas.


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