Ron Thompson (journalist)
- Ron Thompson (journalist)
Ron Thompson MBE (1929–2004) was a senior Scottish journalist.
Thompson reported for local newspapers including "Dundee Courier", "Daily Herald", "Sunday Mail" and "Sunday Express".
He was also a reporter and presenter for Grampian Television's regional news programmes ("News and Views", "Grampian Today", "North Tonight") for over 25 years and worked on various regional documentaries for the station.
Thompson was awarded an MBE in 1991 for his services to journalism and after retiring from Grampian in the early 90s, continued to write weekly columns for the "Dundee Courier". [ [http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2004/02/10/newsstory5608947t0.asp Thanksgiving service for Ron Thomson] , The Courier, 10th February 2004]
Ron Thompson died in February 2004 after a long illness. He was 74 years old.
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