| Michael 'Doc' Thompson | |
|---|---|
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| Born | Michael Dean Thompson May 6, 1969 Ohio |
| Died | (aged 49) Haltom City, Texas |
| Spouse | Yuna Lee |
| Children | 3 |
| Career | |
| Show | The Doc Thompson Show, The Morning Blaze, Doc Thompson's Daily Mojo with Doc and Brad, Doc's Eats and Treats |
| Station(s) | WRVA, WLW, TheBlaze, MoJo 5.0, Spoony Radio |
| Style | Talk radio |
| Country | United States |
Michael 'Doc' Thompson (May 6, 1969 – February 5, 2019) was an American political commentator and radio personality.
Career
Thompson was a conservative-libertarian who hosted The Doc Thompson Show on numerous talk radio stations around the United States, including WRVA in Richmond, Virginia from 2007 to 2012 and WLW in Cincinnati, Ohio from 2010 to 2012. He hosted The Morning Blaze with Doc Thompson on TheBlaze Radio Network beginning in 2013, and commuted to TheBlaze's headquarters in Dallas, Texas from his home in Bentonville, Arkansas to host the show. He left TheBlaze in 2018 to start Mojo 5.0, a libertarian-focused online radio network, where he hosted "Doc Thompson's Daily Mojo".
Personal life and death
Thompson was married to Yuna Lee, a television anchor who has worked for WHIO-TV in Dayton, Ohio and KHBS in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He had three children.
On February 5, 2019, Thompson was killed after being struck by an Amtrak train while jogging near train tracks in Haltom City, Texas.
References
- Former Richmond radio host Doc Thompson killed while out for a run (WTVR)
- Former WRVA radio host Michael 'Doc' Thompson struck, killed by train in Texas (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
- Tributes pour in for former WLW host Michael 'Doc' Thompson (Cincinnati.com)
- DETAILS: TheBlaze Radio Network launches new morning show with Doc Thompson (TheBlaze)
- Bentonville Man, Talk Radio Host, Killed By Train Near Dallas (KFSM)
- Farewell Doc Thompson, you will be sorely missed (iHeartRadio)
- 40/29 Sunrise Anchor Loses Husband in Tragic Accident (40/29 KHBS)
- Former Cincinnati radio host, husband of former WHIO reporter, killed by train (Dayton.com)
- North Texas Conservative Talk Radio Host Michael ‘Doc’ Thompson Identified As Jogger Struck By Train (CBS-DFW)
- Man killed by train in Haltom City identified as popular radio talk show host (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
- Conservative talk show host Doc Thompson killed by Amtrak train in Haltom City (Dallas Morning News)