Monday - Friday: 5:00 AM - 6:00 AM
Sunday: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
 V101.9 's Award Winning News Anchor
For more than two decades, Ms. Beatrice Thompson has
been part of television. Respected across the Carolinas as a
journalist, talk show host and motivational speaker. Her
skills as a motivational speaker and media trainer have been
used by various regional and national professional organizations.
A native of Charlotte, NC, she attended the Charlotte Mecklenburg School System and later attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she majored in Radio, Television & Motion picture Broadcasting. She is currently known as an expert in motivational & media trainng.
Each weekday at 5:00 am, you can start your morning with The Front Page with Beatrice Thompson, a daily news and live interview show detailing the latest news and information. The Front Page with Beatrice Thompson is aired on V101.9/WBAV-FM and is the lead-in program for "The Steve Harvey Morning Show". Rounding out the week, Ms. Thompson brings you Straight Talk on WBAV-FM/V101.9 at 11am on Sunday.
From 1977-1999, Ms. Thompson worked in commercial television as a news reporter and anchor for the CBS and NBC affiliates in Charlotte the 28th largest television market in the nation. During her television news tenure, she covered education, government, health and consumer issues and politics in addition to hosting her own talk news programs.
Ms. Thompson has received numerous national and regional awards for her work and community efforts:
The Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists Messenger Award
The American Heart Association Award for North Carolina
The National Bronze Award for Public Information
Ms. Thompson also sits on several advisory boards to Universities and public institutions:
Sickle Cell Anemia Association Board Member
South Carolina NAACP chapter of Spartanburg Honorary Presidential Award
Roddey Foundation
In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her daughter, Jamila Omari Rasheed.
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