Ann Curry: ~ $2 Million
Ann Curry is a famous photojournalist and journalist, who gained fame for going to dangerous war zones to report from the eye of the storm, whether it be in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Darfur, or Congo. But before risking her life to get us news, she was hosting NBC’s Today show, taking home a cushy $2 million per annum.
After working for the network for more than 20 years, Curry left NBC recently in 2015. The move may have hurt other journalist’s careers, but Ann went on to start her very own media company, making interview series for major news shows. She returned to TV in 2018, hosting two shows, PBS’s We’ll Meet Again and TNT’s series Chasing The Cure.