How much should a BBC DJ earn?

[UR78]

My daughter has recently qualified and started as a freelance Broadcast Journalist at radio stations in the Midlands.

 

I was gobsmacked to find out she gets paid £80 a shift working long days often with no break, no guarantee of work, no sick/holiday pay etc.

 

This is after the thousands she's spent on university and a masters (no radio station will look at you without these days) Now I know times are hard and work is hard to come by, she says the competition for work is brutal, and I could accept this much better if the situation was the same across the board but no...Apparently the DJs are a whole different kettle of fish

 

She said they are classed as "talent" and a Breakfast host would be earning something like 100k a year what's more, they just rock up and leave pretty much after the show, leaving people like my daughter to create the content for the next day's programme!

 

So...my question is this..how much do you think these DJs should be paid for working a 4 hour day??

[spooferman]

all have to start some where

[AndrewC]

Didn't Danny Baker throw a hissy-fit not many months ago because his team were on a pittance but he was earning shedloads?

[speedy69]

Unfortunately going to university and obtaining a masters gives you no guarantee of getting big bucks, hard graft and working your way up does!

[Beccyboop]

Everyone has to start somewhere and that is usually at the bottom, whether you have a degree or not! I'm not sure why you would think differently.

[not wanted]

Didn't Danny Baker throw a hissy-fit not many months ago because his team were on a pittance but he was earning shedloads?

 

He said he earned about £500 per show after tax and his co hosts were on £50. I've still got the audio of the last show somewhere.

[Happ Hazzard]

There's a lot of competitions for jobs in the media. "Name" DJs are in shorter supply though. I imagine Danny Baker started off earning not very much in his early days.

[boyfriday]

He said he earned about £500 per show after tax and his co hosts were on £50. I've still got the audio of the last show somewhere.

 

Perhaps he misunderstood that listeners were tuning in to hear his sage words of wisdom and not those of his co hosts, without him or someone of his ability there would be no show.

[avidcameron]

My daughter has recently qualified and started as a freelance Broadcast Journalist at radio stations in the Midlands.

 

I was gobsmacked to find out she gets paid £80 a shift working long days often with no break, no guarantee of work, no sick/holiday pay etc.

 

This is after the thousands she's spent on university and a masters (no radio station will look at you without these days) Now I know times are hard and work is hard to come by, she says the competition for work is brutal, and I could accept this much better if the situation was the same across the board but no...Apparently the DJs are a whole different kettle of fish

 

She said they are classed as "talent" and a Breakfast host would be earning something like 100k a year what's more, they just rock up and leave pretty much after the show, leaving people like my daughter to create the content for the next day's programme!

 

So...my question is this..how much do you think these DJs should be paid for working a 4 hour day??

 

 

 

 

 

 

My question to your daughter would be "Why not become a DJ?"

[anywebsite]

There are commercial stations too, maybe she should try those if the BBC don't pay well enough.