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lizacovey t1_izea2ft wrote

Reply to comment by William_d7 in Fyi, WHYY is out there canvassing. by WI_LFRED

It's unconscionable how much he makes. Marty Moss-Coane (who was making like $120-130k) confronted him about it at a staff party and he was like (paraphrasing) "I earn it because of how hard I work." Talk about tone deaf. As if everyone else at the station isn't working hard. The only other public radio exec making that much is in NYC, where the budget is 3x that of WHYY, although I think that's still bonkers. I won't give more than the bare minimum until their executive compensation returns to earth.

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justanawkwardguy t1_izec7b1 wrote

If he works so hard, he wouldn’t have any issue with all his employees quitting then, right? Cause he works hard enough to earn all of their wages together. He could run all of WHYY by himself

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lizacovey t1_izeekbn wrote

From what I've heard about the newsroom, that doesn't seem out of the realm of possibility.

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William_d7 t1_izecsv2 wrote

The head at WGBH might earn as much but they are a content powerhouse. WHYY produces Fresh Air and maybe 2-3 other hours of content per week. It’s pathetic.

The only reason why WHYY operates in the black is because all the South Jersey supporters fell into their lap when Chris Christie axed NJN - not due to any management expertise.

My original comment wasn’t even an exaggeration - I’ve sat through two weeks of pledges to hear “Thanks to you, we’ve made $900,000.”

Super, it can all go to one executive.

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