Is it true that Wogan got paid 9 grand

[shivvy]

to present the eurovision show?
This is a show which was voted for by the general public However we all thought that we were doing a good thing by voting cause it gave money to children in need. However if Wogan is taking 9K out of our funds it is at best, a complete waste of time.
Whaddya reckon?

[jno]

Eurovision? You give your money to eurovision??? He was paid for Children in Need, I think.

[jno]

oh and just to answer the question, he was paid by the BBC, so it didn't come out of the charity's funds. I'm not impressed, though, the greedy ******.

[marwel7]

I would think that everyone involved in the eurovision show was paid.The fact that the phone votes made a contribution to charity does not make this a charity program.

[smurfchops]

I think it is wrong that he was paid for Children in Need when everyone else gave their services free. And as far as making that mistake over the final vote in Eurovision, I think we have had enough of him and that silly titfer on his head. Put him out to pasture, I say. And make him pay his fee from Children in Need to charity. His nest is well and truly feathered already.

[venus]

Yes he was paid over 9k by the BBC to present CHILDREN IN NEED.

Nothing to do with Eurovision - Making Your Mind Up programme. 12p of each phone vote on this prog went to Children in Need. The rest of the money from the voting is used to pay for the upkeep of the phoneline itself.

The statement from the BBC is as follows:

"Sir Terry was a tireless worker for the charity and very often, instead of taking a fee for personal appearances such as speeches, invited organisers to send an equivalent donation to CiN.

The money came from the BBC and not any charitable fund and the BBC did not grudge one penny of it."

I am not condoning any of this, just providing some feedback/info.

Thanks

[shivvy]

Thanks for your views/info everyone.
It is good to know that he was paid by the BBC and not Children in Need. However, as such a public face of Children in Need, I think he needs to be careful when receiving payment for doing a show which is also raising money for the charity. It is very easy for charities to lose public support (when so many are competing for our money) and I am not sure Wogan is sending as clear as message as he could in this circumstance.

On a seperate but related issue, I noticed that the Julian Clary show (with celebs training rescue dogs) was also supporting Children in Need. Does the BBC have Children in Need as its "charity of choice" or could this show not have been raising money for Dogs Trust or similar charities? Is Children in Need fundamentally a BBC charity?

[venus]

It is the BBCs charity.

The BBC raises money through general public funding for BBC endorsed appeals such as Children in Need, Comic Relief and Sport relief - umbrella organisations giving money to a wide range of charities.

The BBC does not favour individual specific charities so would not be able to raise money for specific dog charitable organisations.

With this series (Undergog) they hoped to raise awareness of dog charities - giving advice on how to adopt and so hope in that way, can help those dogs find good homes.