American political commentator (1969–2019)
Michael 'Doc' Thompson |
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| Born | Michael Dean Thompson
May 6, 1969
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| Died | (aged 49)
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| Spouse | Yuna Lee |
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| Children | 3 |
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| Show | The Doc Thompson Show,
The Morning Blaze,
Doc Thompson's Daily Mojo with Doc and Brad,
Doc's Eats and Treats |
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| Station(s) | WRVA, WLW,
TheBlaze, MoJo 5.0, Spoony Radio |
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| Style | Talk radio |
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| Country | United States |
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Michael 'Doc' Thompson (May 6, 1969 – February 5, 2019) was an American political commentator and radio personality.
Career
Thompson was a conservative-libertarian who hosted The Doc Thompson Show on numerous talk radio stations around the United States, including WRVA in Richmond, Virginia from 2007 to 2012[1][2] and WLW in Cincinnati, Ohio from 2010 to 2012.[3] He hosted The Morning Blaze with Doc Thompson on TheBlaze Radio Network beginning in 2013,[4] and commuted to TheBlaze's headquarters in Dallas, Texas from his home in Bentonville, Arkansas to host the show.[5] He left TheBlaze in 2018 to start Mojo 5.0, a libertarian-focused online radio network, where he hosted "Doc Thompson's Daily Mojo".[6]
Personal life and death
Thompson was married to Yuna Lee, a television anchor who has worked for WHIO-TV in Dayton, Ohio and KHBS in Fort Smith, Arkansas.[7][8] He had three children.[9]
On February 5, 2019, Thompson was killed after being struck by an Amtrak train while jogging near train tracks in Haltom City, Texas.[10][11]
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