Peter Thompson (broadcaster)
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Peter Thompson Australia
n broadcast journalist and educator, is the presenter of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
's Talking Heads, a weekly biographical television program about the lives of prominent Australians, which began on ABC1
in 2005. Peter is also a Fellow of the Australia and New Zealand School of Government and an Adjunct Professor at Macquarie University
. He is Director of the Centre for Leadership, a private consultancy on communication.
, Australia
, and was educated at St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill
and St Pius X College
, Chatswood
. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts
from the Australian National University
in 1977, a Masters of Business Administration from the Australian Graduate School of Management
in 1984 and a Masters of Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University
in 1987.
in 1972 and worked as a presenter on various commercial stations, including 7EX, 7LA and TNT9. He also presented the ABC TV current affairs program, This Day Tonight
in 1978.
From 1979 to 1982, as Project Officer for the Australian Conservation Foundation, he was a leader of the effort to protect the world heritage values of Tasmania’s Franklin
and Gordon River
s from hydro-electric development. He wrote two books on the campaign. In 1985 he was presented with the University of New South Wales
Alumni Award for his role in conservation.
Peter presented 702 ABC Radio’s Drivetime in 1987 and then the ABC morning current affairs program AM from 1988 to 1993. He was presenter of ABC Radio National’s Breakfast from 1994 to 1999 and from 2003 to 2004. He also hosted a series of 35 Wisdom Interviews for Radio National
from 2002-2004.
Thompson was appointed a Fellow of the Australia and New Zealand
School of Government in 2007 and teaches executive programs in public policy and risk communication and behavioural change. He became an Adjunct Professor at Macquarie University
’s Department of International Communication in 2006.
The Centre for Leadership creates educational workshops for the public, private and not-for-profit sectors on public interest issues such as ethics and communicating with integrity, according to Aristotle
’s principles of ethos, pathos and logos.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n broadcast journalist and educator, is the presenter of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
's Talking Heads, a weekly biographical television program about the lives of prominent Australians, which began on ABC1
ABC1
ABC1 was a United Kingdom based television channel from Disney using the branding of the Disney owned American network, ABC.The channel initially launched exclusively on the British digital terrestrial television platform Freeview on 27 September 2004. On 10 December 2004 it was launched on...
in 2005. Peter is also a Fellow of the Australia and New Zealand School of Government and an Adjunct Professor at Macquarie University
Macquarie University
Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
. He is Director of the Centre for Leadership, a private consultancy on communication.
Background
Peter Thompson was born in SydneySydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, and was educated at St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill
St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill
St Joseph's College is a Roman Catholic, Secondary, day and boarding school for boys. It is located in Hunters Hill, a suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
and St Pius X College
St Pius X College
St Pius X College is a Roman Catholic, non-selective, independent high school for boys, located in Chatswood, a North Shore suburb of Sydney, Australia....
, Chatswood
Chatswood, New South Wales
Chatswood is a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Chatswood is located 10 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of the City of Willoughby. Chatswood West is a separate suburb...
. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from the Australian National University
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
in 1977, a Masters of Business Administration from the Australian Graduate School of Management
Australian Graduate School of Management
The MBA program of the Australian School of Business is known as the AGSM MBA, based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Founded as the Australian Graduate School of Management in 1977, the AGSM MBA is consistently ranked at the top of the national rankings and amongst one of the top MBA...
in 1984 and a Masters of Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1987.
Professional life
Thompson began his career as a sports broadcaster on Radio 2LF Young in 1970. He moved to TasmaniaTasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
in 1972 and worked as a presenter on various commercial stations, including 7EX, 7LA and TNT9. He also presented the ABC TV current affairs program, This Day Tonight
This Day Tonight
This Day Tonight was an Australian Broadcasting Corporation current affairs program of the late 1960s and early 1970s.- Overview :...
in 1978.
From 1979 to 1982, as Project Officer for the Australian Conservation Foundation, he was a leader of the effort to protect the world heritage values of Tasmania’s Franklin
Franklin River
The Franklin River lies in the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park at the mid northern area of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Its source is situated at the western edge of the Central Highlands and it continues west towards the West Coast of Tasmania...
and Gordon River
Gordon River
The Gordon River is one of the major rivers of Tasmania, Australia. It rises in the centre of the island at Lake Richmond and flows westward for about 193km where it empties into Macquarie Harbour on the West Coast of Tasmania. Major tributaries include the Serpentine River and the Franklin...
s from hydro-electric development. He wrote two books on the campaign. In 1985 he was presented with the University of New South Wales
University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
Alumni Award for his role in conservation.
Peter presented 702 ABC Radio’s Drivetime in 1987 and then the ABC morning current affairs program AM from 1988 to 1993. He was presenter of ABC Radio National’s Breakfast from 1994 to 1999 and from 2003 to 2004. He also hosted a series of 35 Wisdom Interviews for Radio National
Radio National
ABC Radio National is an Australia-wide non-commercial radio network run by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.Radio National broadcasts national programming in areas that include news and current affairs, the arts, social issues, science, drama and comedy...
from 2002-2004.
Thompson was appointed a Fellow of the Australia and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
School of Government in 2007 and teaches executive programs in public policy and risk communication and behavioural change. He became an Adjunct Professor at Macquarie University
Macquarie University
Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
’s Department of International Communication in 2006.
The Centre for Leadership creates educational workshops for the public, private and not-for-profit sectors on public interest issues such as ethics and communicating with integrity, according to Aristotle
Aristotle
Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and polymath, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. His writings cover many subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, linguistics, politics, government, ethics, biology, and zoology...
’s principles of ethos, pathos and logos.
Publications
- Power in Tasmania, Australian Conservation Foundation, 1982.
- Bob Brown of the Franklin River, Allen and Unwin, 1985.
- The Secrets of the Great Communicators, ABC, 1992.
- Persuading Aristotle, Allen and Unwin, 2001.
- Wisdom: The Hard Won Gift, Interviews, ABC, 2003.
- Talking Heads, Interviews, ABC Books, 2008.
- More Talking Heads, Interviews, ABC Books, 2009.
External links
- http://www.abc.net.au/talkingheads
- http://www.anzsog.edu.au/Faculty/
- https://mypassword.mq.edu.au/directory/index.php?Anchor=AE95AD60-0648-11DB-AF98-EFB5AE53BCD6&type=browse&cat=staff&SearchStr=Peter%20Thompson&SearchCat=Full%20Name&ExactMatch=&id=AE95AD60-0648-11DB-AF98-EFB5AE53BCD6
- http://www.unsw.edu.au/alumni/pad/algradwinners.html