Many people might think that it’s just actors who get the fat paycheck to display their skills on the screens. But you have to believe that the news TV anchors also are not behind in the race. By the time these anchors give to a particular news network, they become its identity. People find comfort with seeing their face every morning with a cup of coffee, to get the insights of the world. Anchors know that they are the one who has helped the network to hold such a humongous viewership, so it’s natural that they will charge for what they deserve. So to keep their network in the top position, these channels agree to sign attractive contracts to keep these anchors with them. So to astonish you all, here we have gathered a list of anchors that have pulled off a bigger fortune than most of the actors in the Hollywood.
Anderson Cooper – $11 Million
Everyone reading this must be known to Anderson Cooper who currently anchors for Anderson Cooper 360° on CNN. The program is normally telecasted live from the New York studio but Cooper sometimes works from another studio of CNN located in Washington D.C. Besides this, you can also catch him up on CBS’s 60 Minutes. The American journalist has won multiple awards which includes an Edward R. Murrow award and eight Emmy Awards. But if you are a regular viewer of his show, you must have noticed that the ratings of the show are declining with each day and the network is continuously losing its viewership. But that hasn’t affect Anderson’s salary of $11 Million a year. After giving his whole life to the journalism career, he is now worth $200 Million which is more than many Hollywood actors. We would surely like to know his money making tricks which made him so rich!