‘I’m a recovering alcoholic, you know. I’m just like you.’
In signing the $50 million five year extension to his existing contract, Glenn Beck, 43, becomes the newest, and youngest, entrant into an exclusive club of highly compensated radio stars.
The new contract would make Mr. Beck the third highest-paid talk radio host, surpassed only by Rush Limbaugh, the most popular terrestrial talker for two decades and whose show is also syndicated by Premiere, and Sean Hannity, whose Citadel Broadcasting show is routinely ranked second.
The full, surreal story is here: A Folksy Guy, in Recovery, Is About to Land Millions.
