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Thompson, William Birdsall was born on August 7, 1948 in Asheboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of Lester Roland and Martha Fletcher Thompson.
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William Birdsall Thompson, American Journalist. Recipient Spot Sports Reporting award Florida Sportswriter Association, 1978, 1979, Judson Chapman award for Cmty. Svc. South Carolina. Press. Association, 1984, recipient First Place award for Feature Writing, Press Association, South Carolina., 1989, recipient, Critical Writing, Press Association, South Carolina., 1990.
Education
Bachelor in journalism, University North Carolina, 1971.
Career
Sports writer, Newport News (Virginia) Daily Press, 1971-1976; sports writer, music columnist, Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Florida, 1976-1979; freelance writer, Jacksonville, Florida, 1979-1980; feature writer, book editor, science writer, Charleston Post & Courier, Charleston, South Carolina., since 1980; film critic, columnist, book review editor, Charleston Post & Courier, Charleston, South Carolina., since 1990.
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Active American Red Cross, Nature Conservancy, South Carolina. Coastal Conservation League, Audibon Society. Member Southeastern Book Critics Circle, Southeastern Film Critics Association.
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Recipient Spot Sports Reporting award Florida Sportswriter Association, 1978, 1979, Judson Chapman award for Cmty. Svc. South Carolina. Press. Association, 1984, recipient First Place award for Feature Writing, Press Association, South Carolina., 1989, recipient, Critical Writing, Press Association, South Carolina., 1990.Recipient Spot Sports Reporting award Florida Sportswriter Association, 1978, 1979, Judson Chapman award for Cmty. Svc. South Carolina. Press. Association, 1984, recipient First Place award for Feature Writing, Press Association, South Carolina., 1989, recipient, Critical Writing, Press Association, South Carolina., 1990.