SportsCenter anchor salaries?

chuck d wrote:

there are plenty of people who makes lots and lots of money who also don't see the need to be ripped off because they do. first class on domestic flights are a waste of money. and i think most people who fly regularly will agree that flying southwest is a better experience than most other carriers.

Sorry, but I fly about 30,000 miles a year and just flew SW for the first time. Hated it. Nice staff, but the leg room sucks and the boarding process is a waste of time. As much as I sometimes gripe about United, I would still rather fly it than SW.

luv2run wrote:

the boarding process is a waste of time.

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Southwest's boarding process is much faster than any other US airline's. That is a fact.

h garrison wrote:

luv2run wrote:

the boarding process is a waste of time.

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Southwest's boarding process is much faster than any other US airline's. That is a fact.

Faster for the airline. For the customer, it means showing up two hours before your flight and waiting in line like you're in elementary school just so you don't get stuck in the middle.

I'd much rather have the ability to sit in a bar/restaurant/near a window to watch planes take off/etc in the time before my flight boards rather than sit on the floor by the gate.

hey i've flown southwest out of durham. and my parnets are in the 100-250k bracket. yep. ur spot on man.

SWA, like all other airlines allow you to print off your boarding pass online....so no need to wait in line 2 hours prior. The thing I laugh about is "the so you don't have to sit in the middle" part...guess what? on ALL other airlines, someone has to sit in the middle as well!!! even with assigned seating, the middles go to someone...as for legroom? Southwest has more legroom than United's regular coach...due to the one class seating, SWA has more legroom than others...and lastly, I have no doubt about the celebs. If I am flying from Burbank to Vegas (40ish minutes in the air) going on SWA is a faster and much easier way to go than lining up my own Gulfstream.

flying southwest i imagine is some kind of indication if you knew where he was headed, i make close to 250K a year and try to fly first class whenever the flight is over 2 hours, if it is under 2 hours who cares... then again if made over half a million a year i would probably do the shorter trips on a private jet

uh...... wrote:

SWA, like all other airlines allow you to print off your boarding pass online....so no need to wait in line 2 hours prior. The thing I laugh about is "the so you don't have to sit in the middle" part...guess what? on ALL other airlines, someone has to sit in the middle as well!!! even with assigned seating, the middles go to someone...as for legroom? Southwest has more legroom than United's regular coach...due to the one class seating, SWA has more legroom than others...and lastly, I have no doubt about the celebs. If I am flying from Burbank to Vegas (40ish minutes in the air) going on SWA is a faster and much easier way to go than lining up my own Gulfstream.

As has been said, many celebs fly coach all the time. There are tons of sports celebs at RDU and Hartford, especially during ACC basketball season.

In (I think 1993), I accidentally hit Jimmy V in the face with my duffle bag a couple months before he died. He as still working as a studio analyst in Bristol and flying back and forth to Cary, NC. They guy was leaning way out into the aisle in First Class and I didn't see him as I went by. Talk about a "looks could kill" glare from his wife. Didn't help his condition for sure.

I also once sat next to Les Robinson, former NCSU coach, who downed several beers and tapped his foot for 2 hours straight on the flight from RDU to New York. A very nervous type in the air.

Also once sat behind NHL great Patrick Roy back in the early 90s and I remember him as a nice guy, but his hair was stringy and wet and hanging over the headdrest. The Montreal trainer sat next to me and told me stories the whole time.

I am wondering how much you think cute, cute, cute Kirk Herbstreit makes?

As for Southwest - It really depends are where you are. If you are flying from Dallas (where Jessica is from) you are not flying Southwest b/c you can't get a direct flight to anywhere b/c of a very archaic old law in TX. If you are flying from Nashville, you are flying Southwest to a lot of places. Why would you fly American or Delta when you would have to go through Cincinatti, Atlanta or Dallas to get somewhere?

Cowherd is the most annoying host on sports talk radio, based on the sound of his voice alone. Kornheiser was much, much better in that slot.

oog wrote:

Val Kilmer is a celebrity?

Val Kilmer is easily one of the 5 best actors in hollywood.

1. First class on domestic flights of any distance is always worth it. You guys are arguing about how great SWA is over what, a half an inch of more legroom compared to United? First class gives you a couple of feet of extra leg room over coach and a couple of feet of extra butt-room yet somehow that's not an advantage in your minds? Think before you type boys. Also, you don't buy first class you use upgrades that the airlines give you or you buy full-fare coach and get upgraded for free.

2. ESPN has no competion - we will always watch, no matter what. The prestige of the position makes the pool of willing and available broadcasting talent rather large. Together those two facts do not require ESPN to pay their people a lot of money. I would say outside of Berman, ESPN sportscasters are likely expendable and would never be paid anything close to $1 million. The schedule is tough, however, so I imagine there is a premium paid for the hours and weekends but I don't think these guys make much more over $200k. That's still a ton of money in this country.

Cable channels have a small (less than 5%) share of the total market, consequently cable anchors command a fraction of what broadcast anchors can get. Top cable anchors make 100-200, the turnover rate is very high, as it is in all journalism and public relations jobs. A friend is a former L.A. market TV anchor and she made $600k some 20 years ago. When she hit the magic age, they fired her. She could have moved to S.F. or other pee hole town but wanted to give her kids a normal childhood like she had and stayed in L.A.

Chris Berman, Dan Patrick (now gone), and Stuart Scott are the three ESPN anchors that make a million or more.

I would guess the normal schmos on sportscenter make about 125k or so.

Kornheiser is the biggest idiot on TV - he is one dumb MoFo and should pay ESPN for the publicity.

Val Kilmer is easily one of the 5 gayest actors in hollywood.

Fixed it for ya.

Media guys I know claim that ESPN pays horribly because every decent local sportscaster in the country would kill to work for them. Theys simply don't have to pay great compared to other jobs to get people to work there.

I GUARANTEE you they make more than $150,000 a year. More than 10 years ago, I know for a fact Chris Berman signed a contract for $900,000 a year. That was before ABC took control of ESPN. The big time anchors make at least $500-$600,000 a year.

Cable channels have low viewership compared to broadcast channels. Notice that turnover is very high at cable channels. They normally get paid the medium sized city TV station rate.

Funny, I have flown non-stop from Dallas to Denver. How else would anyone ever get out of the state? Actually the law limited flights out of Love Field, but not DFW.

There was once a law that restricted flights from Love Field (where SW flies out of), but that law was repealed in 2006.

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