Joanne Ostrow at the Denver Post has seen the future of Denver television news, and it does not include co-anchors such as Karen Leigh, Libby Weaver and Mark Koebrich. Instead, expect more of the 20-20-20 rule: “Hire 20-year-olds, pay them $20,000 a year and have them work 20-hour days.”
Expect Cost-cutting to Result in More Solo TV Anchors
Denver Public Relations Blog 
Boo-hoo-hoo…how can Adele and Zappolo be expected to work under such sweatshop conditions? How much are they getting paid for the lowly job of — horrors — having to write what they read on the air? Not enough, I’m sure. C’mon, what does Adele bring in, maybe $50k a year, right?