The Highest-Paid Female News Anchors of All Time

Melissa Theuriau: $18M

French broadcast journalist Melissa Theuriau has been working as a reporter since 2002. The following year, she became an anchor for the French news channel La Chaîne Info, where she rose to fame. In 2006, Theuriau became the editor-in-chief of Zone Interdite on M6.

Christiane Amanpour: $12.5M

British-Iranian journalist Christiane Amanpour serves as the Chief International Anchor for CNN as well as the host of CNN International's nightly interview program Amanpour. She also presents Amanpour & Company on PBS. Amanpour earned a Peabody Award in 1998 due to her special reports for 60 Minutes.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.