The Highest-Paid Female News Anchors of All Time

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.