Beatrice Thompson

Beatrice Thompson is a broadcast television and radio personality in the Charlotte, North Carolina metropolitan area. Thompson has been described as "The best talk talent in Charlotte, which has unusually strong hosts for a city its size."

Thompson works for two CBS radio stations, WBAV 101.9 FM and WPEG Power 98FM, as a talk show host and as a news and public affairs director. She was Charlotte's first African-American woman newscaster. She joined WBTV in Charlotte as a news anchor in 1980.

Her 1999 dispute with a former employer was described in the documentary film "Local News" about the banality of local TV news. Protesters claimed that attempts to induce her to resign were racist. She was inducted into the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Women's Hall of Fame in 2012. Thompson is a native of Charlotte, North Carolina.

References

  1. ↑ (6 May 2011). Larry's Look – Beatrice Thompson Archived 2013-10-23 at the Wayback Machine, WCNC-TV
  2. ↑ New radio format snatches ears in Charlotte Archived 2013-11-03 at the Wayback Machine, The Charlotte Observer
  3. 1 2 "Hall of Fame recognizes accomplished local women". The Charlotte Observer. March 4, 2012. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013.
  4. ↑ Willis, Laurie D. (20 February 2012). Media pioneers' advice: Find your own strengths, The Charlotte Post
  5. 1 2 Freedman, Samuel G. (30 September 2001). Television/Radio; Fighting to Balance Honor and Profit On the Local News, The New York Times