Football Commentators are also known with another name “sports caster”. They are expert in the game and have complete information about soccer players. They are mostly retired soccer players. The sports Journalists also have good knowledge of football and they keep on reporting live events.
For this tough duty both professions are highly paid. Live announcements during the matches are very hectic and need much attention. That’s why commentators are well paid. The highest paid sports caster is John Gruden. He is ex-coach of NFL. He is well versed with ability to give live play-by-play reports. His annual income is $6.5 Million.
Jim Rome hosts a radio show for football. His annual earning is $30 million. He is considered the highest paid host of any show in the world. This is because of the popularity of sports events and it gets more commercials and sponsors by the companies. The sports channels and broad casters get big checks to pay the sports casters and reporters. In Newspaper there are many articles and photos of the athletes. The sports sections are stuffed with variety of ads which gets more profits for news agencies and media. The Journalists have to move to other countries where the big competitions held every year. They are paid by the Newspaper for their reporting tours.
Any person having command on game can do this job. Only need a few skills. In the start while getting training the salary will be approximately £12,000 to £15,000. By the time when experience and command increases the salary rate will be almost £20,000 to £45,000. The most experienced commentators can get £80,000. Again it is all about how much you can give to public to listen and to read. Interesting news articles and compelling words will make a magazine and channel on top.
There are four U.S soccer commentators who are notified with good salary. At NBC channel Al Michaels and Bob Costas earning is approximately $5 million per year. Same is the case with Fox TV sports castor Joe Buck and CBS channel soccer announcer Joe Buck. All are earning equally.