TENNIS legend Martina Navratilova has hit out at the BBC after discovering fellow Wimbledon pundit John McEnroe is paid at least 10 times more than she is.
McEnroe’s earnings of between £150,000 and £199,999 were revealed in a list of the BBC’s top-paid talent last year, but Navratilova tells Panorama tonight she is paid around £15,000 for her commentator role.
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Navratilova says she was told she was being paid a comparable amount to men doing the same job. She added: “We were not told the truth, that’s for sure ... I’m not happy ... It’s shocking ... It’s still the old boys’ network. The bottom line is that male voices are valued more than women’s.”
Navratilova said her agent will ask for more money in the future.
BBC Sport told Panorama: “John and Martina perform different roles in the team, and John’s role is of a different scale, scope and time commitment. They are simply not comparable. Gender isn’t a factor.”
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