Monday, March 05, 2007

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Wogan charity fee defended by BBC

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Wogan charity fee defended by BBC: "The BBC has said it is 'not ashamed' of paying Sir Terry Wogan a fee for hosting the annual Children In Need charity fund-raising gala.

Sir Terry, who is the only celebrity to receive a fee, has been paid since he began presenting the show in 1980.

A BBC spokeswoman said the payment was 'never remotely commercial' and came from the programme's budget and not from charitable funds."

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