Ben Thompson
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| Ben Thompson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Burnley, Lancashire |
| 🏫 Education | University of Wales, Cardiff |
| 💼 Occupation | Presenter, BBC News |
| 📆 Years active | 1999- present |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Andrew Roche |
| Twitter= | |
Ben Thompson is a journalist and presenter for BBC News, based in London.
Career[edit]
Ben joined the BBC in 1999, working in the Business and Economics Unit at BBC Television Centre.
As a producer, Thompson worked on programmes including BBC Breakfast, Business Today on BBC News 24 and World Business Report on BBC World News.
In 2008, Ben became the BBC’s Middle East Business Correspondent. Based in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, Ben traveled across the region reporting on stories including the Dubai Financial Crisis [1], the Arab Spring uprisings, and the growing tensions in Turkey [2] and Syria.
Ben returned to the UK to become a Business Presenter for the BBC News Channel.[3]
Ben later become BBC's New York Correspondent and covered the American election as well as daily reports from the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange. His biggest story during his time in New York was the evacuation of New York City, and subsequent damage caused by Hurricane Sandy[4] for which he provided continuous coverage across all BBC News outlets.[5]
Between 2015 and 2019, Ben was the co-host of Business Live alongside Sally Bundock as well as anchoring business news updates on the BBC News Channel and BBC World News.[6]
Between 2011 and 2021, Ben was the Business Presenter for BBC Breakfast regularly travelling around the country interviewing business leaders and workers, both on location and in the studio.[7]
Ben stood down from this role at the end of 2021, and now is one of the main anchors on the programme.[8]
Education[edit]
Ben graduated from University of Wales, Cardiff in 2003 before completing a Postgraduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism. [9]
He was selected as a BBC Trainee, on the BBC News Sponsorship Scheme in 2004.
Personal Life[edit]
Ben was born in 1981 and grew up in Burnley, Lancashire. He lives in London with his partner.
In 2017, Ben appeared on the cover of Attitude Magazine and in an interview discussed his personal life, career and life as a television journalist. [10]
In 2019, Ben was one of the journalists to criticise the BBC for debating the 'morality' of LGBT lessons in schools on the Question Time programme. [11]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Dubai World debt 'not guaranteed' by government". Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- ↑ "Thousands protest in Istanbul's Taksim Square". Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ↑ "Ben Thompson, Keynote Speaker". Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ↑ "Storm Sandy causes severe flooding in eastern US". Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ↑ "6 things the BBC's Ben Thompson taught us about journalism". Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ "The Marketing Society Interviews: Ben Thompson". Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ↑ "BBC Breakfast Presenters". Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ↑ "BBC Breakfast star Ben Thompson leaving after 10 years on the show". Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ↑ "Doing the business in the digital age". Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ↑ "BBC host Ben Thompson is Attitude's dashing new cover guy". Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ↑ "BBC under fire for debating 'morality' of LGBT lessons in schools". Retrieved 29 March 2019.
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