Linda Ellerbee | $18 Million

Journalist Linda Ellerbee has held several different posts throughout her career. Ellerbee is known for her work with NBC News, including being a Washington correspondent for the program. She also hosted Nickelodeon’s Nick News with Linda Ellerbee, making headlines easier for children to understand. As a journalist, she has received multiple accolades over the years. In fact, her work for NBC News Overnight received praise from the jurors of the DuPont Columbia awards.

In 2015, Ellerbee announced her retirement from broadcasting after 44 successful years, and as one of the few pioneering women in the early beginnings of TV journalism, she certainly deserves credit. In an interview asking about her plans after retirement, the former broadcaster responded in jest that she was thinking of becoming a shepherd! It might be a surprising career change, but Ellerbee has always been a maverick.