Kieran "Lockheed Martin" Cuddihy continues to do a fantastic job of ruining Liveline, latest audience figs of 254,000 down 5% from 268,000 the previous quarter, and down from the 300,000+ in the Joe Duffy era which peaked at over 400,000.
€230,000 a year (pay + pension) plus around €20,000 employers PRSI on top for someone to present 200 75-minute phone-in progs in the mid afternoon on RTE radio. Supported by a substantial production team.
Ryan Tubridy was paid less than €100,000 by Virgin Radio (owned by Rupert Murdoch) in London for around 200 3-hour weekday shows.
RTE, the utterly bust basketcase 100% dependant on government funding (with taxpayer money). It's not too late to put it into special liquidation.
"earned"..... hmmmm.
Kieran Cuddihy gets paid €230,000 at RTE including employer's pension contribution. There's around €20,000 employer's PRSI on top.
As an RTE employee, his ability to earn external nixers is limited, but they'll make an exception if he wants to flog a book and that.
He's on air for around 200*75-min talk radio per year.
His audience has slipped to 268,000; under Joe Duffy it peaked at over 400,000.
RTE is an uttely bust basketcase dependant on the taxpayer.
"earned" my backside, the correct term is "paid".