Noel Thompson
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Noel Thompson is a Northern Irish news journalist with BBC Northern Ireland. He was part of the presenting team for BBC Radio Ulster's flagship morning programme Good Morning Ulster.[1]
Journalism career
Thompson began his broadcasting career at the BBC in 1979 as a researcher for Nationwide in Belfast.[2] He progressed through the corporation's internal training scheme, working on Multi-Coloured Swap Shop and Newsround.[2]
In addition to his broadcasting career at BBC Northern Ireland, Thompson has presented Newsnight and BBC Breakfast[3] and, for a period, occasionally guest presented on BBC News Channel and BBC News' politics and arts interview programme HARDtalk.[1]
Thompson was awarded Royal Television Society Regional TV Presenter of the Year for two consecutive years: 1997[4] and 1998.[5] He was also nominated in the same category in 1999.[6] In 2007, Thompson received an Award of Distinction from Belfast Metropolitan College for his services to journalism.[2] It was announced in 2019 that Thompson would retire from the corporation in 2020 along with three other BBC presenters.
Personal life
Thompson studied at Campbell College in Belfast and St Catharine's College, Cambridge, reading MML (French and German), then Social and Political Sciences.[2]
Prior to joining the BBC, Thompson worked in a bar at the Europa Hotel in Belfast, and he also managed his brother's restaurant in the West Indies.[2]
He sings baritone with the Belfast Philharmonic and has regularly performed in classical concerts as a member of the choir alongside the Ulster Orchestra.[7] He is also a wildlife photographer and mountain walker.[8]
Thompson is married to Sharon and has two children, Patrick and Matthew, the latter a reporter for LBC.
References
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- ^ a b Noel Thompson's profile BBC Newsline, 15 April 2008
- ^ Breakfast Presenters - Noel Thompson BBC News, 3 November 2008
- ^ Programme Award Winners 1997 Script error: No such module "webarchive". Royal Television Society
- ^ Programme Award Winners 1998 Script error: No such module "webarchive". Royal Television Society
- ^ Programme Award Winners 1999 Script error: No such module "webarchive". Royal Television Society
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Carson, Helen (26 October 2015). "Presenter Noel Thompson: me and my health". Belfast Telegraph.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sweeney, Joanne (7 January 2017). "Noel Thompson on reporting on the trauma of the Troubles". The Irish News.
External links
- Noel Thompson profile BBC Newsline, 15 April 2008
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