Marr’s pay fell by £140k after stroke
ANDREW Marr had his BBC pay cut by a quarter after he scaled back on work following his stroke.
The BBC host earns £400,475 a year – £140,000 less than he was paid before his stroke in 013.
He also receives a financial boost from royalties from a dozen books, including bestsellers linked to BBC programmes he has hosted, such as History of the World.
Marr, who fronts a Sunday morning BBC1 politics programme and Radio 4’s Start The Week, accepted a lower salary when his pay deal came up for renewal in 015.
The former BBC political editor was left partially paralysed down his left side after suffering a stroke in January 013. He returned to his Sunday morning show nine months later.
However, the 57-year- old has decided to cut down on extra shows alongside his regular programmes, in order to prevent a relapse. The journalist said recently that the BBC’s pay disclosures would be ‘uncomfortable’ for all those affected.
His deal, pushing him into the BBC’s £400,000 to £450,000 band by a whisker, runs until 018.