Greg Thomson

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Greg Thomson
OccupationSports presenter
Years active2007–present
Known forJournalism, TV presenting, Public meltdown

Greg Thomson is an Australian former journalist. Thomson was a sports presenter and reporter for Sky News Australia[1] and Fox Sports News, until resigning in July 2018.

Career

Thomson is originally from Brisbane[2] and began his media career in 2007 at age 19, working for Southern Cross Austereo regional television stations, including Southern Cross Ten.[1] Between 2010 and 2013, Thomson moved to Canberra becoming sports editor and presenter at WIN Television.[3]

He moved to Melbourne in 2013 to join Sky News, remaining there for less than a year before becoming a freelance journalist.[2] As a freelancer, Thomson worked for Seven News, Nine News and A Current Affair as well as radio station Triple M.[4][5]

Thomson re-joined Sky News in Sydney in October 2015.[4] He was initially sports presenter on Sunday Edition[6][7] before becoming co-anchor of both Sunday Edition and Saturday Edition in 2018[8] and reports for sister station Fox Sports News.[9]

Public meltdown

In July 2018 Thomson was suspended from Sky News pending an internal investigation for abusing guests at a charity fundraiser in Sydney.[10] He resigned a few days later.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Connect - Sky News Team". Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b Doherty, Megan (31 May 2013). "Will departing trio spell ratings disaster for WIN?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  3. ^ Boland-Rudder, Hamish (26 June 2013). "WIN TV to move Canberra news bulletin to Wollongong". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 27 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. ^ a b Healey, Briana (15 October 2015). "Media appointments at Cosmpolitan, Guardian, SKY, The Daily Telegraph and SBS". Influencing.
  5. ^ "Boomgate Gotchas on A Current Affair". Secure Parking. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Jaynie Seal on Twitter". Twitter. 9 July 2016. Archived from the original on 17 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Jaynie Seal desk job proves Sky's no limit for Weather Channel favourite". The Sunday Telegraph. 17 July 2016. Archived from the original on 17 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  8. ^ Byrnes, Holly (29 October 2017). "David Speers and Kristina Keneally to lead Sky News' extensive investment in new programming". News Corp Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Fox Sports News unveils new schedule as it moves in with Sky News channels". Mediaweek. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Greg Thomson suspended for swearing at guests at charity event". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  11. ^ Noyes, Jenny (19 July 2018). "Sky and Fox Sports presenter quits after potty-mouthed rant at charity event". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 July 2018.