# Dale Winton criticised over fee for Comic Relief shows

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2001/01/17/dale-winton-criticised-over-fee-comic-relief-shows/
- Published: 2001-01-17T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Dale Winton criticised over fee for Comic Relief shows

TV celebrity Dale Winton is criticised in today’s Guardian for taking a reported
fee of £90,000 for hosting a series of programme’s promoting Comic Relief. The charity
usually and famously succeeds in persuading all suppliers and participants to donate
their time and services at no charge.
Dale Winton criticised over fee for Comic 
Relief shows

TV celebrity Dale Winton is criticised in today’s Guardian for taking a reported
fee of £90,000 for hosting a series of programme’s promoting Comic Relief. The charity
usually and famously succeeds in persuading all suppliers and participants to donate
their time and services at no charge.

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Although The Guardian featured comments from charity staff about the willingness
of most celebrities to waive a fee when working for charity, Mr Winton does seem
to have been a little unfortunate in being singled out for criticism. He is hosting
a series of five programmes of a quiz show which will promote Comic Relief in the
run-up to the event.

Read Dismay as Winton demands fee to host charity show by Nicola Hill at SocietyGuardian.

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