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.
Gretchen Carlson – $1M
In 2005, Gretchen Carlson began her career with Fox News. She was on the morning show called “Fox & Friends” which she co-hosted with Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade. She departed from this program in 2013, launching her new program called “The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson.” When her contract with Fox ended, she filed a lawsuit against Fox News Chairman, Roger Ailes, for sexual assault. This caused many other women from the network to come out against Ailes as well.
Before embarking on her career in television broadcasting, she graduated with honors from Stanford University. In 2017, Gretchen Carlson was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine.
Adam Schefter – $1.2M
Adam Schefter is a television sports analyst. He received journalism degrees from the University of Michigan and Northwestern University. He wrote for several newspapers and sports articles before accepting a reporting career with NFL Network. In 2009, he began his current career at ESPN.
Schefter has received many honors for his efforts, including being named The Cynopsis Sports Media Personality of the Year because of his connection with sports fans. Also, in 2015, he won an honorable mention for Sports Illustrated Now's 2015 Media Person of the Year. In 2017, Schefter has become an NBA Insider for ESPN, along with already being a successful NFL Insider.
Richard Quest – $1M
Richard Quest is an English television reporter and journalist at CNN. He started out his career on BBC when he moved to New York City to be BBC’s North American correspondent. On BBC, he had a regular segment called 'World Business Report', where he would talk about business entities like the stock market.
In 2001, Quest joined CNN when 'Business International' launched. He stuck with CNN doing different programs and events. In 2015, he was announced as the host of ABC’s game show '500 Questions'. He also wrote a book about the missing Malaysian air flight called “The Vanishing of Flight MH370: The True Story of the Hunt for the Missing Malaysian Plane.”
Willie Geist – $2.5M
Willie Geist is famously known for co-hosting MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' and anchoring 'Sunday Today with Willie Geist'. He frequently substitutes and fills in for both the weekday and Saturday editions of 'Today'. He serves as a correspondent for both NBC News and NBC Sports.
What many people don’t know about Willie Geist is that he is also an author. He has written books that have been on the New York Times’ Bestseller List, such as “Good Talk, Dad” and “American Freak Show: The Completely Fabricated Stories of Our New National Treasures” which are both comedy books. He also wrote a self-help book called “Loaded! Become a Millionaire Overnight and Lose 20 Pounds in 2 Weeks or Your Money Back!”