Jeremy Thompson

For other people named Jeremy Thompson, see Jeremy Thompson (disambiguation).

Jeremy Gordon Thompson (born 1948) is an English journalist and former news presenter for Sky News, the 24-hour television news service operated by Sky Television, part of British Sky Broadcasting. He was based at Sky News Centre in West London. He was formerly a Sports Correspondent for BBC News, ITN, and a foreign correspondent in Hong Kong, Johannesburg, and Washington. Until 2016, he regularly presented the channel's early evening coverage from 5pm to 7pm on Monday to Thursday.

Education

Thompson was educated at The King's School, a boarding independent school for boys (now co-educational and non-boarding), in the market town of Worcester, and was a contemporary of presenter Chris Tarrant.

Broadcasting career

Thompson was frequently Sky News' leading anchor on major stories, often presenting on location. Assignments have included reporting from Rome and Vatican City on the death and funeral of Pope John Paul II in April 2005, the London bombings of July 2005, Hurricane Rita and the Asian Tsunami where he was the first British presenter on the scene, reporting live from Phuket on the immediate aftermath of the disaster. He also reported from Haifa in northern Israel during the 2006 Lebanon War.

Thompson was a foreign correspondent based in Hong Kong, Johannesburg and Washington, from where he covered many major world events. He became a studio-based presenter in 1998, but continued to present on location regularly. In September 2016, he announced his impending retirement from Sky, set to take place at the end of the year. [1] He presented his final Sky News bulletin in the studio on 20 October 2016, and his final bulletin on location from Washington, D.C. on 10 November 2016.

Awards

In February 2006, Thompson won the Royal Television Society's award for Presenter of the Year.

The citation from the judges said that Thompson "has a unique ability to capture the moment, to know which tiny little things really matter and – crucially – he knows when to shut up and let the pictures do the talking." [2]

Filmography

Thompson has also appeared as himself in the following movies:

References

  1. ↑ "Sky News' Jeremy Thompson to retire to 'make space for young talent'".
  2. ↑ "Article containing the judges' citation of Jeremy Thompson's Royal Television Society Presenter of the Year award".


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