Jeremy Paxman appears on University Challenge tonight.
The British journalist, from Leeds, is a well known fixture on the programme and may be best known for his presening on the quiz show.
However, he has a long history in media, beginning his career in 1972.
Jeremy has worked on the Tonight programme and Panorama in the past.
Jeremy Paxman net worth
Website InformationCradle.com claimed Jeremy Paxman’s net worth is £3.2 million.
In April 2006 The Sun reported a number of leaks of BBC salaries.
They claimed that Jeremy earned £240,000 for presenting the highly popular quiz show University Challenge.
In addition to his £800,000 earnings from Newsnight, the paper claimed he earned £1,040,000 a year.
The popular journalist has authored a huge number of books, including most recently Great Britain’s Great War and Empire: What Ruling the World Did to the British.
Jeremy was educated at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge before going on to join the BBC’s graduate trainee programme in 1972.
He has three chldren Jessica, Jack and Victoria.
He never married, but lived with his ex partner Elizabeth Clough for 35 years before they split.
The journalist has won a number of awards including the Royal Television Society’s Interviewer of the Year Award.
Tonight on University Challenge students from St Peter’s College, Oxford will go up against Pembroke College, Cambridge.
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