The News at Ten presenter was taken off screens over the explicit photo scandal
over claims that he paid a teenager for explicit picturesHowever he remained on full pay and had even received a bonus payment before he was taken off air, the BBC’s Annual Report shows.The extra pay was understood to have been awarded in recognition of the presenter’s surefooted work announcing the death of Queen Elizabeth II and his role in the commemorative events that followed.
Edwards was suspended by the BBC following allegations that a senior broadcaster at the corporation had paid a teenager £35,000 for sexually explicit images. Nick Robinson has moved up the pay list, with his earnings increasing by £70,000 to £350,000. Robinson has added aVernon Kay, who replaced Ken Bruce on the Radio 2 morning show, shoots into the pay list, earning up to £325,000.presenting team. Their salaries are paid by BBC Studios, the corporation’s commercial wing.
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