Wish Rob the best, he may not have been frequently right in his takes, but at least he was passionate about them...
In terms of the radio host earnings, I would be very surprised if they earned anywhere over $65,000
I know for a fact that they have to spend time after shows doing spots for rural or smaller market shows and stations and that their on air hours are minimal. That said they do get a lot of perks from advertisers, Im positive that every on air personality gets a free car lease from whatever dealership sponsors their show, Loubo with GMC, Steinberg with VW, Pinder with Audi, etc.
So while this doesn't factor into their take-home compensation you have to count a free car as basically $8000 a year +/- so that is actually a pretty solid perk.
Some of them are contractors which would really suck, I remember Loubo when he was going through medical issues a year or two back wasn't receiving much support from teh rogers benefits or just didnt have them out of season or something, and Steinberg started a fund to raise some money for him.
Not a glamorous job unless you are a jim rome or a Scotty farrell
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