Doc Thompson
{{short description|American political commentator (1969–2019)}}
{{Infobox presenter
| name = Michael 'Doc' Thompson
| image = Doc-Thompson-e1549559543259.jpg
| caption =
| birth_name = Michael Dean Thompson
| religion =
| birth_date = May 6, 1969
| birth_place = Ohio
| death_date = {{death date and given age|2019|2|5|49}}
| death_place = Haltom City, Texas
| show = The Doc Thompson Show,
The Morning Blaze,
Doc Thompson's Daily Mojo with Doc and Brad,
Doc's Eats and Treats
| station = WRVA, WLW,
TheBlaze, MoJo 5.0, Spoony Radio
| network =
| timeslot =
| style = Talk radio
| country = United States
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| children = 3
| spouse = Yuna Lee
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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[https://wtvr.com/2019/02/06/doc-thompson-obit/ Former Richmond radio host Doc Thompson killed while out for a run] (WTVR)[https://www.richmond.com/news/national-world/former-wrva-radio-host-michael-doc-thompson-struck-killed-by/article_86c994ae-1b57-5f2f-8f9b-f0bafbffc763.html Former WRVA radio host Michael 'Doc' Thompson struck, killed by train in Texas] (Richmond Times-Dispatch) and WLW in Cincinnati, Ohio from 2010 to 2012.[https://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2019/02/06/michael-doc-thompson-former-700-wlw-host-dies-hit-train-texas/2797834002/ Tributes pour in for former WLW host Michael 'Doc' Thompson] (Cincinnati.com) He hosted The Morning Blaze with Doc Thompson on TheBlaze Radio Network beginning in 2013,[https://www.glennbeck.com/2013/01/09/details-theblaze-radio-network-launches-new-morning-show-with-doc-thompson/ DETAILS: TheBlaze Radio Network launches new morning show with Doc Thompson] (TheBlaze) and commuted to TheBlaze's headquarters in Dallas, Texas from his home in Bentonville, Arkansas to host the show.[https://5newsonline.com/2019/02/06/bentonville-man-texas-talk-radio-host-killed-by-train-near-dallas/ Bentonville Man, Talk Radio Host, Killed By Train Near Dallas] (KFSM) He left TheBlaze in 2018 to start Mojo 5.0, a libertarian-focused online radio network, where he hosted "Doc Thompson's Daily Mojo".[https://news.iheart.com/featured/glenn-beck/content/2019-02-06-farewell-doc-thompson-you-will-be-sorely-missed/ Farewell Doc Thompson, you will be sorely missed] (iHeartRadio)
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.[https://www.4029tv.com/article/4029-sunrise-anchor-loses-husband-in-tragic-accident/26223324 40/29 Sunrise Anchor Loses Husband in Tragic Accident] (40/29 KHBS)[https://www.dayton.com/news/local/former-cincinnati-radio-host-husband-former-whio-reporter-killed-train/jcl5NLTDNWnvUVDXOFzuUM/ Former Cincinnati radio host, husband of former WHIO reporter, killed by train] (Dayton.com) He had three children.[https://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/texas-talk-radio-host-michael-doc-thompson-identified-struck-train/ North Texas Conservative Talk Radio Host Michael ‘Doc’ Thompson Identified As Jogger Struck By Train] (CBS-DFW)
On February 5, 2019, Thompson was killed after being struck by an Amtrak train while jogging near train tracks in Haltom City, Texas.[https://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article225637425.html Man killed by train in Haltom City identified as popular radio talk show host] (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)[https://www.dallasnews.com/news/haltom-city/2019/02/05/amtrak-train-kills-pedestrian-trinity-railway-express-tracks-haltom-city Conservative talk show host Doc Thompson killed by Amtrak train in Haltom City] (Dallas Morning News)