BBC salary data shows huge pay gap between white and BME stars

George Alagiah is the BBC’s highest-earning BME star, but was 25th on the list.The BBC’s best-paid star, Chris Evans, took home roughly the same as all of its BME high-earners put together last year, a Guardian analysis of salary data has shown.The highest-ranked BME earner was newsreader George Alagiah, who was in 25th place.