Radio 4 presenter ‘felt a sap’ after finding out about pay disparity

0 Sarah Montague has now moved to World At One BBC Radio 4 presenter Sarah Montague has said she was “incandescent with rage” and “felt a sap” when she learned she was paid far less than her Today programme co-stars.

The broadcaster has now left Today to become the lead presenter of the radio station’s World At One show, and said she negotiated a better salary by using “the pay of previous presenters as a guide”.

Ms Montague swapped her Today role with Martha Kearney, who was revealed last year to be earning between £200,000 and £249,999.

Ms Montague said she “hadn’t clocked just how professionally damaging it would feel” to know she was earning less than her Today colleagues. She revealed she was paid £133,000.