BBC presenter apologises for not declaring £145k in earnings

BBC broadcaster Clive Myrie has apologised for failing to state astatine slightest £145,000 for outer enactment helium undertook extracurricular his relation astatine the corporation.

Figures suggest the 60-year-old newsreader earned astatine slightest £145,000, but it could person been much than £255,000, with the nonstop fig apt to beryllium determination successful between, according to retrospective entries to the BBC's outer events register.

Apologising successful a written connection connected X, Myrie blamed the mistake connected "several administrative issues" and said helium volition not beryllium taking portion successful paid outer events for the "foreseeable future", but for immoderate pre-existing commitments.

"An apology - I've had respective administrative issues, and I didn't capable retired the close paperwork for immoderate of my outer nationalist events, truthful they haven't been published until now," helium said.

"I've told the BBC I won't beryllium taking portion successful immoderate much paid outer events successful the foreseeable future, beyond a fistful of pre-existing commitments, truthful that this doesn't hap again.

"My sincere apologies."

Myrie, who is besides the big of BBC quiz amusement Mastermind, made 28 retrospective entries to the register, dating backmost to March 2021, for roles including host, presenter, interviewer, moderator and sheet chairman.

He received much than £10,000 connected 5 occasions, including an lawsuit hosted by the Isle of Man's Energy and Sustainability Centre.

On a further 18 occasions, helium was paid betwixt £5,000 and £10,000, portion helium charged betwixt £1,000 and £5,000 for 5 events.

He was besides paid by organisations including the Football Association, American Express and the National Residential Landlords Association.

Myrie has declared outer events successful erstwhile quarterly registers, but these latest retrospective additions were not antecedently registered successful the quarters they were carried out.

According to figures from the corporation's latest yearly report, Myrie's wage for the enactment helium does for the BBC is listed arsenic being betwixt £310,000 and £314,999.

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On Wednesday, the BBC published the registry for the 3rd 4th of 2024, which it said is portion of its "commitment to guarantee the highest standards of impartiality crossed the organisation" and those who person failed to travel the close process "have been reminded of their responsibilities with regards to the register".

It added that wherever "significant non-compliance has occurred, robust absorption enactment has been taken" and that "disciplinary enactment tin beryllium taken for breaches".

The corp said it volition besides beryllium updating its guidelines to outline the "volume" of paid outer events individuals are allowed to undertake.