Michael Thomson (born 23 August 1960) is an Australian news presenter and journalist. He is currently the presenter of ''

Nine News Nine News (stylized as 9News) is a national News agency, news service on the Nine Network in Australia. Its flagship program is an hour-long ''9News'' bulletin at 6:00 pm, with editions produced by Nine's owned-and-operated stations in TCN, S ...

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 Nine Network (stylised 9Network, and commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of the five main free-to-air television ...

'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. The noun "commonwealth", meaning "public welfare, general good or advantage", dates from the 15th century. Originally a phrase (the common-wealth ...

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, off ...

. 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

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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 London, England, Overton ...

presenting the Sunday night bulletin from

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Personal life

Thomson is married and has 3 sons. He loves the outdoors, fishing and camping, seen by

Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...

viewers on screen, previously the host of Perth lifestyle show 'Just Add Water'.

References

External links

Michael Thomson on Twitter
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