Glen Thompsett
| Glen Thompsett | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Glen David Thompsett 16 August 1959 Eastbourne, East Sussex, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Television presenter, radio presenter, voiceover artist and continuity announcer |
| Years active | 1984–present |
Glen David Thompsett (born 16 August 1959 in Eastbourne, East Sussex) is an English television presenter, radio presenter and voiceover artist.
Glen's career has included working in Radio with British Independent Local Radio stations Heart in Gloucester (then known as Severn Sound), Heart in Wiltshire (then known as GWR FM Wiltshire), Mercia FM and Invicta FM.
Glen was hosting the breakfast show during his time at Invicta FM during the late 80’s and early 90’s gaining some of the highest audience figures in the station’s history. He worked with Julie Maddocks (known on the show as eye in the sky "Julie the Jambuster") whom he later went on to wed. He has worked as a continuity announcer for TVS, LWT and for ITV nationally. He has also presented for several networks, including Sky News, TV Travel Shop, QVC and ITV region Meridian in the South East England. His work also includes corporate voiceovers, narration, and commercial presentations. Glen was with LWT from 1987 until it closed in 2002.
Glen continues to work on television, and can be seen regularly on Meridian News on Meridian. He can also be seen regularly on commercial presentations/infomercials as well.In August 2012 Glen joined 107.8 Academy FM Thanet making a return to Kent-based radio presenting his own Sunday afternoon show.
Glen was a keen promoter of Local Radio in Kent. During the 90's he put his name and experience to a number of local radio applications for Maidstone, Canterbury, Ashford, Dover and Folkestone. Some of those applications lost out to competitors’ nominally backed by the KM Group. East Kent Radio which Glen enthused about is still promoting radio in the region. Firstly on analogue satellite as EKR from the Maidstone Studios in 1997 and currently on the internet.
Since spring 2013 he has been a regular presenter on LBC News 1152, newsreader on LBC (FM) Classic FM (UK) BBC, Forces TV.
Glen also runs his own small audio and video production company, producing e-learning content, voice-overs, filming and hosting conference events.