Lester Holt – $4.5 Million
For 18 years, Lester Holt worked for numerous CBS-affiliated companies all across the U.S. In 2000, he made the move to MSNBC, and in 2003 he landed the role of substitute anchor for the NBC Nightly News and Today. The rest is history! Just a few years later, Lester was promoted to full-time anchor of the NBC Nightly News-weekend edition. Even better, Lester took over the weekday edition of the show when Brian Williams was let go. But that’s not enough! Lester is also currently the host of NBC’s Dateline.
George Stephanopoulos – $10 Million
George Stephanopoulos had his big break as communications director for Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign. Once Clinton was elected into office, George was promoted to the White House Communications Director position. His diligence earned him another promotion to policy and strategy senior advisor. After leaving the position in 1996, Stephanopoulos decided to pursue a career in journalism. He is currently the host of ABC’s “This Week” and the co-anchor of “Good Morning America”.