Terry Wogan, one of the BBC's highest paid presenters scabbed on the strike of BBC workers against cuts in 2005.
The Guardian reported that he said he supported the strike but felt he was not in a position to join the 24-hour walkout.
"Of course I have sympathy for them [the strikers] but I have a job to do. I am on a contract," he said.
Wogan had earlier refused to take a leaflet on the strike action from a representative from broadcasting union Bectu.
Wogan also faced criticism for taking over £10,000 payment for helping present Children In Need in 2006, on top of his £800,000 a year fee for his breakfast radio show alone. Other presenters, like Natahsa Kaplinsky - who refused to cross BBC picket lines - and Fearne Cotton waived their fees.
