On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 9:50 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yeah, judging from the changes being made to the LinkedIn profiles of > my friends at NBC, I'd guess the number is at least 25... possibly > more. > > I was listening to a podcast the other day where the hosts were > talking about Leno and his oft' used remark that he has never touched > a dime of his Tonight Show money. As they said, at first he sounds > like he is boasting, but when you stop and think about all the > charities and causes he could be supporting with that money, Leno > really comes across as a massive c*ck. In this instance, since he > doesn't touch the money, he could take a 100% salary decrease and pay > for 100 staffers to stroke his ego and tell him he is funny. > Dude makes $27M/year from NBC - he could take a 50% paycut, still make $13.5M that he apparently does not need, and save the jobs of 180 staffers who make an average of $75,000/year (this may be a high estimate of how much the average "staffer" makes at the Tonight Show). With a 100% paycut he would save the jobs of 360 staffers. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
