8 Wendy Williams – $50M
Wendy Williams hosted and started her talk show “The Wendy Williams Show” in 2008. She is well-known for her outspoken and candid personality, which might have caused some problems with her guests. Most people don’t find this surprising, as Williams was a radio DJ and host back in the day. Williams was well-known for her on-air feuds and interactions with celebrities. She was the star of “The Wendy Williams Experience”, a reality television show.
Wendy Williams made her name famous by creating a wig and jewelry line as well as a fashion line. Seven books, including her New York Times bestseller autobiography, have been written by Williams. She has a street named in her honor, and she was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2009.
7 Megyn Kelley – $55M
Kelly started her career as a defense attorney. Kelly became a general assignment reporter at the beginning. She was given the assignment to cover the confirmation hearing at the U.S. Supreme Court. Later she was a host on her T.V. Fox News later hired her to host a program called Kelly’s Court. Kelly was also a regular guest on ‘The O’Reilly Factor. Kelly then became America Live’s host in 2010.
Later in 2013, Megyn hosted ‘The Nightly Programm The Kelly File. It was the best-rated Fox show at that time. She left Fox in 2017. “Time” named her one of the 100 most influential persons. When she joined NBC News, she was hosting the third hour of The Morning Show Today. Her segment was called “Megyn Today” until her contract with NBS ended in 2019.