Huw Edwards is BBC’s third top earner with 6-figure salary and pay rise despite scandal

Huw Edwards named as BBC’s third highest earner with 6-figure salary despite scandal. (Image: Getty) Huw Edwards has been revealed among the BBC highest-paid employees in its annual salary report. The list, published on Tuesday, names the former newsreader as the third top earner behind Gary Lineker and Zoe Ball .

This comes despite the 62-year-old's departure from the broadcaster following allegations he paid a young person for explicit images. The report states that Huw was paid at least £475,000 between 2023 and 2024, even though he was taken off air in July 2023. This is a substantial increase from Huw’s previous salary, which was listed in 2022-2023 as between £435,000 and £439,999.

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