Breaking News An Autobiography

Untilhis retirement at the end of 2016, Jeremy Thompson was one of thelongest-serving journalists and news anchors in the UK. Duringa forty-year career in television news, Thompson gained a reputation as theconsummate broadcaster, latterly as the anchor of Sky News' early eveningprogramme, though as frequently broadcasting on location from the heart of thestory. Thompsonworked for all the major news broadcasters in the UK: the BBC, ITV and finallySky, where he started as a foreign correspondent in 1993. He covered many ofthe most important news events of our time and reported from all over theworld, picking up countless awards for his work. Thefirst TV journalist to broadcast live as British peacekeeping forces arrived inKosovo, he also covered the first Gulf War and, in 2003, anchored Sky News'coverage of the second Gulf War from Iraq. There he presented every night for amonth on the front line and was the first anchor to present from insideBaghdad. He was also in South Africa to cover the death of Nelson Mandela andthe murder trial of Oscar Pistorius. Thisextraordinary book tells the life story of one of the nation's most popularbroadcasters.