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Associated Press
Business writer for the Associated Press and co-author of top ten list for highest paid CEOs in the United States
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Steve Rothwell
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FROM Steve Rothwell
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Media Executives Top CEO Salary List The Associated Press released a list of 2014’s highest paid CEOs . Six of the 10 highest paid executives were big media moguls at the helm of companies like CBS and Disney. And 2014 marks the fifth year in a row that CEO pay has gone up. Associated Press business reporter Steve Rothwell co-authored the list and joins us to talk about where all the money’s coming from.
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