Michael 'Doc' Thompson (May 6, 1969 – February 5, 2019) was an American political commentator and radio personality.

Career

Thompson was a conservative-

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who hosted ''The Doc Thompson Show'' on numerous

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stations around the United States, including WRVA in

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from 2007 to 2012 and

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from 2010 to 2012. He hosted ''The Morning Blaze with Doc Thompson'' on

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beginning in 2013, and commuted to TheBlaze's headquarters in

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from his home in Bentonville, Arkansas to host the show. He left TheBlaze in 2018 to start Mojo 5.0, a libertarian-focused online radio network, where he hosted "Doc Thompson's Daily Mojo".

Personal life and death

Thompson was married to Yuna Lee, a

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who has worked for WHIO-TV in

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and KHBS in

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. He had three children. On February 5, 2019, Thompson was killed after being struck by an

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train while jogging near train tracks in Haltom City, Texas.Conservative talk show host Doc Thompson killed by Amtrak train in Haltom City
(Dallas Morning News)

References

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