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Noel Thompson (born Belfast,[1] Northern Ireland) is a news journalist with BBC Northern Ireland. Thompson is currently the main male presenter of BBC Newsline and political series Hearts and Minds.[2]
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Thompson began his broadcasting career at the BBC in 1979 as a researcher for Nationwide in Belfast.[1] He progressed through the corporation's internal training scheme, working on Multi-Coloured Swap Shop and Newsround.[1]
In addition to his broadcasting career at BBC Northern Ireland, Thompson has presented Newsnight and BBC Breakfast[3] and occasionally guests on BBC News Channel and BBC News' politics and arts interview programme HARDtalk.[2]
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.[1]
Thompson studied at Campbell College in Belfast and St Catharine's College, Cambridge, reading MML (French and German), then Social and Political Sciences.[1]
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.[1]
Thompson is married to Sharon and has two children, Matthew and Patrick.