Charles Pugh was an anchor in a very large market. He made well over $47K. My guess is that his salary was around the $200K mark.

I don't think he's hurting for money now. I think this is a case of mismanagement and he decided that the best way to spin this politically was to frame it in economic terms. I can't say that this changes my opinion of him much since I already wasn't much in favor of his candidacy.