Michael Thomson (journalist)

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Michael Thomson
Born (1960-08-23) 23 August 1960 (age 63)
OccupationNews presenter
Years active1980–present
Employer Nine Network
Television 9News
SpouseYarni (m. 1984)
Children3

Michael Thomson (born 23 August 1960) [2] is an Australian news presenter and journalist. He is currently the presenter of 9News Perth on weeknights at 6:00 pm and the national late-night news bulletin on Mondays to Thursdays. [3]

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Career

Thomson began his career working with newspaper Daily News in 1980. [4]

In 1987, he joined the Nine Network's news program 9News Perth as a crime reporter, then becoming a sports reporter and presenter. [3]

He has covered the Commonwealth Games in Canada in 1994, the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996 and Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000.

In 2000, Thomson was awarded the Australian Sports Medal. [3]

Thomson left the network in 2011 to become the Marketing and Communications Manager at Surf Life Saving WA, and returned in 2013 to become Head of Sport for STW9. [5]

Thomson began presenting the flagship 6:00 pm 9News Perth bulletin in January 2018, after Emmy Kubainski and Tim McMillan were axed at the end of 2017. [6] In May 2020, Thomson began presenting Nine News Late, which was introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic. He presents the bulletin on Mondays to Thursdays, with Peter Overton presenting the Sunday night bulletin from Sydney. [7]

Personal life

Thomson is married and has 3 sons. [8]

He loves the outdoors, fishing and camping, seen by Perth viewers on screen, previously the host of Perth lifestyle show 'Just Add Water'. [9]

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References

  1. Vo, Tracy (23 August 2020). "Michael Thomson: 'It's always about family. I come from a family where we value that and it's a big thing'". Nine News . Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. THOMMO TURNS 60 - CLIP 1 , retrieved 5 December 2020
  3. 1 2 3 "Michael Thomson, News Presenter Perth News Team - 9News". www.9news.com.au. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  4. "'It's always about family. I come from a family where we value that and it's a big thing'". www.9news.com.au. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  5. "Michael Thomson returns to Channel 9 as new head of sport for STW9". Mumbrella. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  6. Knox, David. "Nine News dumps Perth anchors | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  7. Knox, David (22 May 2020). "Today Show drops local Perth news inserts". TV Tonight . Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  8. "Michael Thomson: 'It's always about family' – Internewscast". internewscast.com. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  9. "Michael Thomson: 'It's always about family' – Breaking News Today" . Retrieved 5 December 2020.
Media offices
Preceded by
Emmy Kubainski & Tim McMillan
Nine News Perth
Weeknight Presenter

January 2018 – present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Peter Overton (from Sydney)
Nine News Late
Monday to Thursday Presenter

May 2020 – present
Succeeded by
Incumbent