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EPISODE · Mar 24, 2021 · 1H 12M

Ep 77 : In Conversation - Jeremy Thompson, Journalist, News Anchor & Author

from BritCham Singapore · host British Chamber of Commerce SG

We are very excited to bring you the latest In Conversation episode with one of the UK’s most experienced and acclaimed TV newsmen, JEREMY THOMPSON. For two decades, he was the familiar face and voice of your daily news on Sky and he sits down with Executive Director, DAVID KELLY, as we relive his incredible career in journalism featuring his stories on the ground covering Tiananmen Square, the election of Nelson Mandela, 9/11, two Gulf Wars, the Balkan conflict, the Genocide in Rwanda, the War on Terror and the Indian Ocean Tsunami. He also shares with us about his time in Asia, Africa and the US as well as how the world of Journalism has evolved from the 80s to now. ABOUT JEREMY: Jeremy started as a journalist in newspapers and went on to spend over 40 years in network TV news with the BBC, ITN and Sky News, reporting from every corner of the world. He became Sky’s early evening news anchor and pioneered presenting from the frontline for nearly two decades, winning many accolades, including three Emmys, three BAFTAs and the Royal Television Society’s Presenter of the Year Award. Jeremy recently retired from full-time TV news presenting, signing off his illustrious career with coverage of his sixth and most unusual US presidential campaign - the election of Donald Trump. In 2017, Jeremy launched his very successful autobiography titled ‘Breaking News’.

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