Michael Thomson (born 23 August 1960) is an Australian news presenter and journalist. He is currently the presenter of ''
Nine News Perth'' on weeknights at 6:00 pm and the national
late-night news bulletin on Mondays to Thursdays.
Career
Thomson began his career working with newspaper
Daily News in 1980.
In 1987, he joined the
Nine Network's news program
Nine News Perth as a crime reporter, then becoming a sports reporter and presenter.
He has covered the
Commonwealth Games in Canada
A commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. Historically, it has been synonymous with "republic". The noun "commonwealth", meaning "public welfare, general good or advantage", dates from the ...
in 1994, the
Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996 and
Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000.
In 2000, Thomson was awarded the
Australian Sports Medal
The Australian Sports Medal is an award given to recognise achievements in Australian sport to commemorate Australian participation in major sporting events. Original recipients of the award included competitors, coaches, sports scientists, offi ...
.
Thomson left the network in 2011 to become the Marketing and Communications Manager at Surf Life Saving WA, and returned in 2013 to become Head of Sport for
STW9.
Thomson began presenting the flagship 6:00 pm ''Nine News Perth'' bulletin in January 2018, after
Emmy Kubainski and Tim McMillan were axed at the end of 2017. In May 2020, Thomson began presenting ''Nine News Late'', which was introduced during the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. He presents the bulletin on Mondays to Thursdays, with
Peter Overton
Peter John Overton, (born 5 April 1966) is an Australian television journalist and news presenter. He is currently the presenter for Nine News Sydney from Sunday to Thursday at 6 pm.
Early life and family
Born in England, Overton moved t ...
presenting the Sunday night bulletin from
Sydney.
Personal life
Thomson is married and has 3 sons.
He loves the outdoors, fishing and camping, seen by
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth i ...
viewers on screen, previously the host of Perth lifestyle show 'Just Add Water'.
References
External links
Michael Thomson on Twitter
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Living people
1960 births
Nine News presenters
Australian television journalists