A not so humorous look at the ABC: Last year's ABC payola...November 2013 ABC Staff Salaries
Name & Position TOTAL BASIC PAY $
SCOTT,MARK MANAGING DIRECTOR 678,940
PENDLETON,DAVID CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 362,838
DALTON,KIM DIRECTOR TELEVISION 359,238
JONES,ANTHONY JOURNALIST 355,789
MARSHALL,LYNLEY DIRECTOR ABC COMMERCIAL 355,492
CHADWICK,PAUL DIRECTOR EDITORIAL POLICIES 350,978
TORNEY,KATE DIRECTOR NEWS 350,394
SIMPSON,ROBERT DIRECTOR LEGAL & BUSINESS AFFAIRS 344,713
CLARK,ANGELA DIRECTOR ABC INNOVATION 334,225
PHILLIPS,JUANITA JOURNALIST 316,454
GALLACHER,KENNETH DIRECTOR TECHNOLOGY 315,500
MILLETT,MICHAEL DIRECTOR CORPORATE AFFAIRS 314,801
GREEN,MURRAY DIRECTOR ABC INTERNATIONAL 300,746
DUNDAS,KATHERINE DIRECTOR RADIO 298,207
DEMPSTER,QUENTIN JOURNALIST 291,505
GLOVER,RICHARD CONTENT MAKER (PRESENTER) 290,000
FAINE,JONATHAN CONTENT MAKER (PRESENTER) 285,249
SALES,LEIGH PRESENTER/REPORTER 280,400
DOVER,BRUCE CHIEF EXECUTIVE AUSTRALIA NETWORK 279,006
DAHILL,BRENDAN CONTROLLER ABC1 266,300
JACKSON,BRIAN DIRECTOR BUSINESS SERVICES 260,000
UHLMANN,CHRISTOPHER POLITICAL EDITOR ABC NEWS 255,400
GROVES,URSULA DIRECTOR PEOPLE & LEARNING 255,270
KELLY,FRANCES PRESENTER 255,000
NOLL,ALUN GENERAL MANAGER MULTI-CHANNEL RETAILING 246,900
CASSIDY,BARRIE PRESENTER 'INSIDERS' 243,478
MENZIES,ALEXANDER CONTROLLER ABC2 239,649
TRIOLI,VIRGINIA SENIOR PRESENTER ABC NEWS BREAKFAST 235,664
BROOKE-HUNT,TIMOTHY CONTROLLER CHILDREN'S 235,597
CRUTTENDEN,DAVID DIRECTOR ABC RESOURCES 234,000
CAVENETT,ANDREW HEAD PRODUCTION PLANNING & BUSINESS 234,000
HUTCHINSON,ROBERT GENERAL MANAGER DIGITAL BUSINESS DEVT. 231,115
MASON,MICHAEL GROUP PROGRAM DIRECTOR 229,641
TAPLEY,MARK CONSULTANT TO THE MANAGING DIRECTOR 226,600
MCCLUSKEY,MICHAEL CHIEF EXECUTIVE, RADIO AUSTRALIA 224,682
WHATELEY,GERARD BROADCASTER 222,740
CONINGHAM,LEON GENERAL MANAGER SALES AND DISTRIBUTION 220,545
BELSHAM,BRUCE HEAD CURRENT AFFAIRS 219,106
COLLINS,JENNIFER HEAD ENTERTAINMENT 219,106
CRABB,ANNABEL CHIEF POLITICAL WRITER ABC NEWS 217,426
COSTANTINI,DIANA HEAD MARKETING, TELEVISION 216,983
MORRIS,GAVEN HEAD CONTINUOUS NEWS 213,210
WARD,MICHAEL HEAD OPERATIONS PLANNING 212,775
MIDDLETON,JAMES PRESENTER, AUS NET CAFFS 208,831
WATHEN,JOANNE MANAGER PRODUCT AND CONTENT DEVT. 208,275
SKLAN,CAROLE HEAD FICTION 205,548
LINNANE,GARY HEAD ABC SECRETARIAT 204,773
CASSIDY,MARGARET DEPUTY DIRECTOR TECHNOLOGY 198,700
STAPP,PETER CASUALS - CONTENT MAKER OPS. & DESIGN 198,233
BREWSTER,KERRY JOURNALIST 198,178
BREALEY,MICHAEL HEAD OF STRATEGY AND GOVERNANCE 197,794
DINDAR,AZIZ HEAD PROPERTY SERVICES 194,388
SWAN,NORMAN PRODUCER/PRESENTER 193,397
SPURWAY,RONALD HEAD TRANSMISSION NETWORK SERVICES 190,151
RILEY,SALLY HEAD INDIGENOUS 189,377
ANDERSON,DAVID DEPUTY HEAD BUSINESS & OPERATIONS 189,321
MCEVOY,PETER EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, FACTUAL 183,090
ROBERTSON,TONI HEAD FINANCIAL CONTROL 182,714
DOOGUE,GERALDINE PRESENTER, SATURDAY EXTRA 182,013
SILVA,ANTONIO HEAD OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 180,430
STUBBINGS,TIMOTHY MGR CAPITAL EXPENDITURE & PLANNING 180,388
WOODWARD,JOHN GM MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS, ABC CM L. 180,250
MITCHELL,SOPHIE HEAD CORPORATE AFFAIRS 180,250
ALWARD,STEVEN HEAD INTERNATIONAL NEWS 179,629
WRIGHT,JENNIFER DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL 178,145
WAITE,GEORGINA HEAD BUSINESS AFFAIRS 178,145
SUNDERLAND,ALAN HEAD POLICY & STAFF DEVELOPMENT 178,145
WILESMITH,GREGORY FIELD PRODUCER 178,009
TAYLOR,STEPHEN EXEC. PROD. FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT 177,391
HAMILL,ALISON HEAD, GROUP AUDIT 177,017
O'BRIEN,JOSEPH SENIOR PRESENTER ABC NEWS 176,454
LEE,DEBORAH HEAD COMEDY 175,898
COLVIN,MARK JOURNALIST/REPORTER 175,657
MATHIESON,RANDAL DIRECTOR VICTORIA 175,650
ERSON,ALAN HEAD DOCUMENTARIES 175,634
HOLDFORTH,JUSTIN HEAD SPORT & EVENTS 175,634
HAWKE,BENJAMIN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER 7.30 REPORT 175,580
WINES,MARIE HEAD BROADCAST NETWORK SERVICES 175,451
MCNAMARA,IAN CONTENT MAKER (PRESENTER) 175,000
PATTERSON,ROBERT GENERAL MANAGER ABC MUSIC & PUBLISHING 174,800
MOORE,RAYMOND PROJECT DIRECTOR 173,171
PACKHAM,SUSAN EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO CHAIRMAN 172,513
CORCORAN,MARK JOURNALIST 172,035
MCLIESH,KIRSTIN HEAD AUDIENCE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS 171,847
NEIGHBOUR,SALLY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER 7.30 REPORT 171,301
THOMAS,LESNA MANAGER TV PUBLICITY 171,041
Total “Basic Pay” for “Our ABC” Management $22,196,807.00
This will even make the pensioners start to wonder why!
