Education
Street Catharine"s College.
Street Catharine"s College.
Thompson is the main male presenter of the political series Hearts and Minds. Thompson left British Broadcasting Corporation Newsline on 10 August 2012. He is now part of the presenting team for British Broadcasting Corporation Radio Ulster"s flagship morning programme Good Morning Ulster.
Thompson began his broadcasting career at the British Broadcasting Corporation in 1979 as a researcher for Nationwide in Belfast.
He progressed through the corporation"s internal training scheme, working on Multi-Coloured Swap Shop and Newsround. Thompson was awarded Royal Television Society Regional television Presenter of the Year for two consecutive years: 1997 and 1998.
He was also nominated in the same category in 1999.
In addition to his broadcasting career at British Broadcasting Corporation Northern Ireland, Thompson has presented Newsnight and British Broadcasting Corporation Breakfast and occasionally guests on British Broadcasting Corporation News Channel and British Broadcasting Corporation News" politics and arts interview programme HARDtalk.