Does Pat Hughes have a gambling problem?

[jersey cubs fan]

 

The guy is on cameo, which is something for 80s movie stars that can’t get a gig now. He had that weird baseball voices venture selling other announcers audio? Now he’s selling junk from his collection.

 

He has a well paying job and he’s old. He shouldn’t need all these side hustles. But he’s seemingly scrounging for $20 here and there.

[David]

yeah i was thinking something similar recently about how much stuff he hawks lol

[UMFan83]

Clearly #PTR forced him to take a pay cut and he’s selling these things to make ends meet

[Proven Veteran]

Turns out he didn't know you could get paid for being on the radio.

[Omar]

he has a nicotine problem I think, hence the 5th inning break.

[CubinNY]

I don't think he makes as much money as people think he does/deserves.

[Named After Maddux]

“You bet, partner”

 

Ron has been trying to warn us the whole time

[Old Style]

It never ceases to amaze me who all is on Cameo. I guess the money can add up but even big name celebrities usually aren't charging more than a couple hundred bucks. To me that wouldn't be worth the hassle if I had millions in the bank. Then again, they probably have a ton of free time so might as well make a few extra bucks by recording some stupid greetings.

[jersey cubs fan]

It never ceases to amaze me who all is on Cameo. I guess the money can add up but even big name celebrities usually aren't charging more than a couple hundred bucks. To me that wouldn't be worth the hassle if I had millions in the bank. Then again, they probably have a ton of free time so might as well make a few extra bucks by recording some stupid greetings.

kevin from the office made bank but he’s not exactly a working actor. He can make a million doing cameo.

[CubinNY]

It never ceases to amaze me who all is on Cameo. I guess the money can add up but even big name celebrities usually aren't charging more than a couple hundred bucks. To me that wouldn't be worth the hassle if I had millions in the bank. Then again, they probably have a ton of free time so might as well make a few extra bucks by recording some stupid greetings.

 

I'm somebody told me that I could make $50 for saying hello to someone on their birthday and it would only take me 2 minutes, I would schedule a half-hour a day and do as many as I could in 30 minutes. That's around $2,500/week for 2.5 hours worth of work ($10,000/month) if you do 10 a day, M-F.

[jersey cubs fan]

I don't think he makes as much money as people think he does/deserves.

He’s a major market broadcaster for a top brand MLB team. I can’t imagine it’s less than $500,000.

 

There are comparatively few people who can do that job credibly. It has to be highly compensated.

 

It’s not a job where getting a couple thousand a year in side hustles is worth the effort. But selling off memorabilia you just happened to acquire in your job with a baseball team reaks of those refs that sold back their airline miles they got for their jobs.

[CubinNY]

I don't think he makes as much money as people think he does/deserves.

He’s a major market broadcaster for a top brand MLB team. I can’t imagine it’s less than $500,000.

 

There are comparatively few people who can do that job credibly. It has to be highly compensated.

 

It’s not a job where getting a couple thousand a year in side hustles is worth the effort. But selling off memorabilia you just happened to acquire in your job with a baseball team reaks of those refs that sold back their airline miles they got for their jobs.

 

I also think it's kind of tawdry that he's hawking merchandise he's acquired over the years of his work. I love his work, but there are a couple of head-scratching things about him. Taking off the 5th inning, not working spring training games, little jabs about having to work extra-inning games. Maybe he's just a weird dude.

[CoolHandLuke]

For some reason I have it in my head that he has some sort of IBS issue, and that is why he needs the inning off, but I could be making that up.

[Old Style]

It never ceases to amaze me who all is on Cameo. I guess the money can add up but even big name celebrities usually aren't charging more than a couple hundred bucks. To me that wouldn't be worth the hassle if I had millions in the bank. Then again, they probably have a ton of free time so might as well make a few extra bucks by recording some stupid greetings.

 

I'm somebody told me that I could make $50 for saying hello to someone on their birthday and it would only take me 2 minutes, I would schedule a half-hour a day and do as many as I could in 30 minutes. That's around $2,500/week for 2.5 hours worth of work ($10,000/month) if you do 10 a day, M-F.

Again, that's only $120K/year. For me now of course I'd love to have that extra income for a little of my time. But if I have millions in the bank and still actively work that's not going to be enough to move the needle.

[jersey cubs fan]

For some reason I have it in my head that he has some sort of IBS issue, and that is why he needs the inning off, but I could be making that up.

I think the "some reason" is because we all say he's taking a dump when he's gone. But if it was IBS, I think the regularness of it being the 5th inning wouldn't work.

[Old Style]

It never ceases to amaze me who all is on Cameo. I guess the money can add up but even big name celebrities usually aren't charging more than a couple hundred bucks. To me that wouldn't be worth the hassle if I had millions in the bank. Then again, they probably have a ton of free time so might as well make a few extra bucks by recording some stupid greetings.

kevin from the office made bank but he’s not exactly a working actor. He can make a million doing cameo.

He's the perfect kind of guy for Cameo. Floyd Mayweather charges $999 but even at that price I can't see how he needs the money

[Derwood]

There is a lack of salary transparency for sports broadcasters, but what information I could find suggests that both TV and Radio regional broadcasters make a lot less than we think they do

[TarzanJoeWallis]

There is a lack of salary transparency for sports broadcasters, but what information I could find suggests that both TV and Radio regional broadcasters make a lot less than we think they do

But probably not in New York, Chicago, or Los Angeles.

[UMFan83]

For some reason I have it in my head that he has some sort of IBS issue, and that is why he needs the inning off, but I could be making that up.

I think the "some reason" is because we all say he's taking a dump when he's gone. But if it was IBS, I think the regularness of it being the 5th inning wouldn't work.

 

I think he just has it in his contract that he gets the 5th inning off to eat or do whatever he needs to do to make it through the game. I know he's had multiple surgeries for legions on his throat, so maybe his vocal cords just need that break, but I don't think he takes additional breaks during long extra inning games so who knows.

[OleMissCub]

He’s a major market broadcaster for a top brand MLB team. I can’t imagine it’s less than $500,000.

 

I’ve always wondered what folks Len or JD make. Or even studio guys like Glanville. Is a guy like Glanville at least making 100k?

[Brian]

Well he's made $300 (minus the sellers cut) so far!

 

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[OleMissCub]

Maybe they don’t make nearly as much as we think they make. For a guy like Pat to make 500k, that would mean he’d make about 3k a game, which I guess sounds reasonable given the advertising revenue from a single game, but Coom also has to get paid (in something other than bratwurst and potato chips), plus all the production guys, etc. Also the radio has to pay the travel expenses for all those guys when they go on the road. But even if he only gets 1k a game that’s still 150+ a year.

[Derwood]

The articles I read hinted that small market TV PBP/color guys average around $75k, so large markets are probably $125-$200k? That’s not taking into account longevity, etc.

 

One article said that Michael Kay (Yankees) is the highest paid at $1M/year, but that his salary was an outlier

[d_money]

The articles I read hinted that small market TV PBP/color guys average around $75k, so large markets are probably $125-$200k? That’s not taking into account longevity, etc.

 

One article said that Michael Kay (Yankees) is the highest paid at $1M/year, but that his salary was an outlier

That pay range seems low. But if true, it’s probably why they always bitch about who’s picking up the tab. So tired of hearing that. Pay them more so we don’t have to hear about it.

[jersey cubs fan]

He’s a major market broadcaster for a top brand MLB team. I can’t imagine it’s less than $500,000.

 

I’ve always wondered what folks Len or JD make. Or even studio guys like Glanville. Is a guy like Glanville at least making 100k?

I think there is a huge pay disparity between guys doing stupid studio shows and the PBP voice of the team. There are dozens and dozens of guys who can do that job. There are very few competent PBP guys. The best keep rising up the ranks until they get a big national gig or a major market full time job.

 

The Cubs care very much about who is the voice of the team on the television and the radio. It is a huge part of their brand. That guy, from a very select group of people, and with a big responsibility to sell the team, is going to demand several hundred thousand.