BBC's Clive Myrie apologises after failing to declare outside earnings
by Ryan Prosser · Mail OnlineBBC presenter Clive Myrie has apologised after failing to declare at least £65,000 of earnings from corporate events.
The Mastermind host earned the money from corporate events over the last 12 months, including speeches at functions hosted by Dutch bank ING and the Royal College of Surgeons.
On top of his £310,000-a-year salary for presenting the News At One, News At Six and News At Ten, Mr Myrie earns an undisclosed sum for his work on the quiz show.
Mr Myrie, 60, received income for a total of eleven events over the past year, earning between £5,000 and £10,000 for nine of them, and over £10,000 for the remaining two, the Sunday Times reported.
BBC TV stars have been required to declare earnings from outside sources since 2021.
In a recent list of the Corporation's high profile earners, Mr Myrie was found to have received the most from external sources, six of which he had declared this year until June.
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Events for which he was paid included the British Insurance Brokers’ Association conference, which was previously hosted by his colleague, disgraced newsreader Huw Edwards.
But his list omitted eleven gigs, including keynote speeches at the Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce's annual business conference and Legal & General Investment Management’s UK Wholesale Conference.
He also chaired a debate at a GreenTalks Live event at the Isle of Man Energy & Sustainability Centre and hosted a lunch for the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association.
Most recently, he spoke at the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers in Industry and Commerce conference in June.
Mr Myrie joined the BBC in 1987 as a local radio trainee reporter as has risen to one of the Corporation's most visible stars.
He is a regular face on news bulletins, and anchored the BBC's election night broadcast in July alongside journalist Laura Kuenssberg.
A source said that Mr Myrie had been 'very foolish' not to list the corporate gigs, saying: 'Whatever sins of greed or pride they commit, declare it and you’re forgiven.'
They added that there was 'quite a bit of bitterness' over the issue, which they said was yet more evidence that star anchors are 'not deities the BBC builds them up to be'.
Mr Myrie is expected to declare earnings from more events over the summer in his next submission to the register.
In September he hosted both the Highways Awards and the Legal Business Awards in London, and also attended the Institute of Directors Northern Ireland dinner as a special guest.
A spokesperson for the BBC said: 'We have spoken to Clive to remind him of his responsibilities with regards to the external events register, and he has apologised for these errors.'
MailOnline has contacted Clive Myrie for comment.
Clive Myrie's undeclared events
September 14, 2023: Guest speaker at the Suffolk Chamber of Commerce’s prestige dinner. £5-10,000
October 24, 2023: Host of the National Residential Landlords Association's conference. £5-10,000
October 25, 2023: Keynote speaker at Anthology Together, an education technology event. £5-10,000
November 10, 2023: Keynote speaker at Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce’s annual business conference. £5-10,000
November 28, 2023: Debate chairman at GreenTalks Live, an event hosted by the Isle of Man's Energy & Sustainability Centre. More than £10,000
March 7, 2024: Keynote speaker at Legal & General Investment Management’s UK Wholesale Conference. £5-10,000
March 14, 2024: Host of an Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association lunch. £5-10,000
March 26, 2024: Keynote speaker at Dutch bank ING's “Views from the Top” dinner in the Gherkin. Fee: More than £10,000
April 10, 2024: Host of law firm Allen & Overy’s Associate Exchange Committee event. £5-10,000
April 23, 2024: Speaker at an event hosted by asset manager Abrdn at the Royal College of Surgeons of England. £5-10,000
June 5, 2024: Speaker at the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers in Industry and Commerce conference. £5-10,000