BBC's Steph McGovern says she would earn more if she was posherA top BBC presenter has said she would earn more money if she had a posh accent instead of her pronounced north-east twang. Middlesbrough-born BBC Breakfast presenter Steph McGovern said she had only “just now” made it to a six-figure salary while “posher” colleagues do similar roles for “a hell of a lot more”. “We concentrate too much on ethnic diversity and not enough on class. McGovern believes too many BBC managers are out of touch with ordinary people: “A lot of people in management are from the same background. She told the Sunday Express magazine: “I even got one letter that politely said, ‘Dear Ms McGovern, I watched you on BBC Breakfast.

Source: The Guardian February 25, 2018 12:21 UTC