# Speaker fees for noted personalities - Interesting list - Interesting prices!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaker-fees-for-noted-personalities-interesting-list-interesting-prices/338371>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 4, 2006, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaker-fees-for-noted-personalities-interesting-list-interesting-prices/338371 "2006-01-04T07:36:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2006, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaker-fees-for-noted-personalities-interesting-list-interesting-prices/338371/21 "2006-01-04T20:23:39Z")

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Guys, they’ve got Alton Brown… Didn’t list the price, but c’mon! Alton Brown! I got 10 bucks. Who’s with me?

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**Author:** ![PastAllReason](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f07891/32.png) [@PastAllReason](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastAllReason)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2006, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaker-fees-for-noted-personalities-interesting-list-interesting-prices/338371/22 "2006-01-04T20:59:25Z")

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I did that too, after trying both $150 K and $200 K and getting nothing for either. In addition to Carol Leifer (who I’ve never heard of) I also thought it interesting that Wayne Brady appeared on the list (!) and Stephen Covey was on the list twice.

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**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2006, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaker-fees-for-noted-personalities-interesting-list-interesting-prices/338371/23 "2006-01-04T21:19:02Z")

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> [@Lissa](#):
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> And Jane Goodall only gets $20,000.
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> That just doesn’t seem right.

Ah, she’s just used to being paid peanuts.

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