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.Noel Thompson's profile
BBC Newsline, 15 April 2008

Journalism career

Thompson began his broadcasting career at the BBC in 1979 as a researcher for '' Nationwide'' in Belfast.The thrill of the news for Noel
News Letter, 13 October 2008; retrieved 5 February 2009 He progressed through the corporation's internal training scheme, working on '' Multi-Coloured Swap Shop'' and '' Newsround''. In addition to his broadcasting career at BBC Northern Ireland, Thompson has presented ''

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'' and '' BBC Breakfast'' and, for a period, occasionally guest presented on BBC News Channel and

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' politics and arts interview programme '' HARDtalk''. Thompson was awarded Royal Television Society ''Regional TV Presenter of the Year'' for two consecutive years: 1997 and 1998. He was also nominated in the same category in 1999. In 2007, Thompson received an Award of Distinction from Belfast Metropolitan College for his services to journalism. 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. 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. He sings baritone with the Belfast Philharmonic and has regularly performed at many classical concerts with the august choir alongside the Ulster Orchestra. He is a committed and highly experienced wildlife photographer and mountain walker. Thompson is married to Sharon and has two children, Patrick and Matthew, the latter a reporter for LBC.

References

External links

Noel Thompson profile
BBC Newsline, 15 April 2008 {{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, Noel Alumni of St Catharine's College, Cambridge BBC World News BBC World Service BBC newsreaders and journalists Living people Television presenters from Northern Ireland People educated at Campbell College Journalists from Belfast Year of birth missing (living people)