Beatrice Thompson

Beatrice Thompson is a broadcast television and radio personality in the Charlotte, North Carolina metropolitan area.[1] Thompson has been described as "The best talk talent in Charlotte, which has unusually strong hosts for a city its size."[2]

For the American suffragist and activist, see Beatrice Sumner Thompson.

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.[3] She was Charlotte's first African-American woman newscaster. She joined WBTV in Charlotte as a news anchor in 1980.[4]

Her 1999 dispute with a former employer was described in the documentary film "Local News" about the banality of local TV news.[5] Protesters claimed that attempts to induce her to resign were racist.[5] She was inducted into the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Women's Hall of Fame in 2012.[3] 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. (4 March 2012). Hall of Fame recognizes accomplished local women Archived 2013-10-23 at the Wayback Machine, The Charlotte Observer
  4. Willis, Laurie D. (20 February 2012). Media pioneers' advice: Find your own strengths, The Charlotte Post
  5. Freedman, Samuel G. (30 September 2001). Television/Radio; Fighting to Balance Honor and Profit On the Local News, The New York Times


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