Top 10 highest paid people in news

Nancy Grace, who hosts her own talk show on HLN, earns $3 million a year. (Photo by Donna Svennevik/ABC via Getty Images)
Scott Pelley, who anchors the "CBS Evening News," earns $4 million a year. (Courtesy Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for IRC)
MSNBC Anchor Joe Scarborough who hosts the talk show "Morning Joe" earns $6 million a year. (Courtesy Charles Eshelman/FilmMagic)
Anchor Robin Roberts, host of "Good Morning America" makes $6 million a year. (Courtesy Ida Mae Astute/Disney-ABC via Getty Images)
"The Fox Report" host Shepard Smith earns $8 million a year. (Courtesy Duffy-Marie Arnoult/WireImage)
Anderson Cooper, who hosts "Anderson Cooper 360" on CNN and the daytime talk show "Anderson Live," earns $11 million a year. (Courtesy Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for J/P HRO)
ABC's "World News Tonight" Anchor Diane Sawyer brings home $12 million a year. (Courtesy Donna Svennevik/ABC via Getty Images)
NBC's Brian Williams, who anchors "NBC Nightly News," earns $13 million a year. (Courtesy Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
Bill O'Reilly, who hosts "The O'Reilly Factor" on Fox, makes $15 million a year. (Courtesy Donna Svennevik/Disney-ABC via Getty Images)
Today - Season 62 Matt Lauer, who anchors "The Today Show" makes $21.5 million dollars a year. (Courtesy Peter Kramer/NBC/NBC NewsWire via Getty Images)
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