Terence Patrick “Terry” Moran’s broadcasting experience began in 1990 when he worked as a correspondent and anchor for Court TV. Among his notable coverage were the murder trials of Lyle and Erik Menendez and O.J. Simpson as well as the Bosnian war crime trials at The Hague. In 1997, he moved to ABC News and hard work made him win a Peabody Award for his report on the ABC documentary Out of Control: AIDS in Black America.
Moran was hired as a correspondent for the U.S. Supreme Court and later as the Chief White House Correspondent. He was also the co-anchor of Nightline. By 2013, he worked as ABC News Chief Foreign Correspondent based in London.
Sean Hannity – $29m
Sean Hannity began his career in 1989 as a radio talk show host at a volunteer college station in UC Santa Barbara while working a general contractor at the same time. He then became a part of WVNN in Alabama and later at WGST in Atlanta. His break came in 1996 when he was hired by Fox and hosted Hannity & Colmes with Alan Colmes. After Colmes departure in 2008, the show was changed to Hannity. He also hosts his nationally syndicated radio show The Sean Hannity Show.
Hannity has won several awards and received honors including an honorary degree from Liberty University. He is also the author of three best-selling books. He has espoused conspiracy theories such as Barack Obama’s birthplace and the murder of Seth Rich. Hannity has become one of the most-watched and most-listened-to hosts because of his close access to President Donald Trump.
Ellen DeGeneres – $87.5M
Ellen DeGeneres is most famous for her talk show 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show', that has been on the air since 2003. She has won 30 Emmys and 20 People’s Choice Awards, which is more than any other person in history. She has not only won many awards, but she has also hosted award shows like the Academy Awards, the Grammys, and the Primetime Emmys.
She also is famous for being an actor, comedian, and writer. She has famously played the role of Dory in 'Finding Nemo', and she also had her own sitcom in the 1990s called 'Ellen'. In 1997, she came out as being gay on Oprah Winfrey’s show, and she regularly stands up for issues in the LGBT community.
Gio Benitez – $750k
Gio Benitez was already in the news industry when he worked as an assistant at CBS4, WFOR Television when he was 17. He started his tenure with ABC in 2013 and has appeared as a correspondent on several news programs including World News Tonight, Good Morning America, 20/20, and Nightline. He also hosts the Fusion channel’s version of Nightline. Benitez may be new in the broadcasting industry, but he has already been nominated for 8 Emmy awards and won two of them.
Born to Cuban parents, Benitez is fluent in both English and Spanish. He earned his degree in Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and Sociology from Florida International University in 2008.
George Stephanopoulos – $10m
This illustrious anchor did not start out as a journalist, and as a young man, his father wanted George Stephanopoulos to be a lawyer or a priest. He earned a degree in Political Science and graduated summa cum laude from Columbia University in New York. During this time, he was a sports broadcaster for the university’s radio station. He also received a Masters of Arts in Theology at Balliol College at the University of Oxford in England.
After working for a few politicians, Stephanopoulos became known as the Communications Direction for Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign. He later became the White House Communications Director and then the senior advisor for policy and strategy. He resigned after Clinton was re-elected in 1996 and begun his career in journalism. He is now the chief anchor and the chief political correspondent for ABC News as well as the co-anchor of Good Morning America. He is also the host of ABC’s Sunday morning This Week.