About Beatrice Thompson
News & Public Affairs Director for WBAV 101.9FM top rated urban station in North Carolina—also host of top rated radio talk show, “Straight Talk with Bea Thompson; television talk show host, “Queen City Limits” with the City of Charlotte; Motivational/keynote speaker & media trainer for private & corporate clients.
Native of Charlotte, N.C. attending Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools; UNC-Chapel Hill, majoring in Radio Television & Motion Pictures/minored in African American Studies.
Professional background: Television News, Corporate Spokeswoman & Radio News & Public Affairs Director for 32 years
First African American female anchor in Charlotte (1980), while working in television news as reporter & morning news anchor @ WBTV-Channel 3 (CBS Affiliate—8 ½ years); Corporate Spokeswoman for Duke energy (then Duke Power—2 ½ years);
Reporter & morning News anchor for WCNC-TV/News 36 (NBC Affiliate-11 years)
News & Public Affairs Director—WBAV/ “V101.9fm” (CBS Radio- 9 years/current)
Television Show host, “Queen City Limits” –City of Charlotte (2 years)
Awards:
Maya Angelou “Women who lead” Award/UNCF 2008; “Acts of Faith” Service Award-Barber Scotia College 2008; Community Blood Center of the Carolinas” Vision Award” 2007; Omega Psi Phi-Pi Phi chapter Service Award 2008; Lizzie S. Kee “Community Service Award (in honor of the mother of Pastor/gospel singer John P.Kee); U.S. Small Business Administration ”Award of Appreciation 2007; Life in Charlotte “Outstanding Media Community Service Award; Mecklenburg Hymn Choir Union “Dedication to Service” Award 2008 and others………..
Mother of one daughter—Jamila Omari Rasheed, whose name means, “Beautiful, Highest—the Conscious, the Guide.”
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Eric Thomas
March 29, 2012 5:47 am
Good morning;
Today is March 29th not the 28th.
Jesse Madden
April 12, 2011 11:29 am
Dear ms. thompson my name is jesse madden im the leader of a band located in spartanburg sc called good chemistry, we perform motown/jazz/godspel.I am inviting you to attend a function that we are having in duncan sc. at the upscale club. If you are availible on saturday april 30th from 8 /1am. please contact me if you would like me to send you some tickets.864-504-4875. thankyou for being you BE BLESSED:)
Thomas Tipps
April 1, 2011 9:17 am
Hello Miss Beatrice Thompson
My name is Thomas Tipps and I was on your show in 2009 and we where talking about the non-profit organization that I started call
Carolina College Tours. After being interview by you our organization began to receive lot of calls from different cities about our free college tours. We are putting together our 2011 college expo and our goal is to raffle off a new mobile home with land. The event will be August 13 2011 in Hickory North Carolina at the Catawba Valley Community College Multipurpose Area. It would be a great honor if you could be a guess speaker for this event.
Please contact me by email or phone if you would be willing to doing this for us.
My email is Thomas@CarolinaCollegeTours.org and my phone # 828-851-2871
Thanks For all that you do for the community
R Curry
November 30, 2010 2:49 pm
Hello Ms Beatice Thompson
I love your show on Sunday, can I please have your e-mail? I need to ask you a questions about a Sunday moring show?
Bea Thompson
December 6, 2010 8:51 am
email address is : bthompson@v1019.com. I apoligize for the tardiness—just got this inquiry…..
Michelle White
November 2, 2010 9:48 pm
Hello Ms. Thompson:
Leonard Tate gave me your email. I’m sending you a request to join me at Café Marie Home Cooking. The address is 1276 Hwy 24/27 E.
Midland NC 28107. Your presence is greatly appreciated. I’m feeding 10 families in Midland for Thanksgiving and I would love to have the news for my bulletin at the restaurant. Please call me at 704-756-9464. I will be looking forward to meeting you and to have lunch on me . Thanks for your cooperation.
Robert Heath
October 26, 2010 12:44 pm
Bea , I am the president of A Few Good Men in Monroe. We would like to invite you to be our spraker of our Citizens of the Year Banquet in 2011. Pleae call me at 704-882-5651 for more details. Please, please please call !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bea Thompson
December 6, 2010 8:53 am
Thank you for getting in contact. I have an assistant call you today– 12/06…..another who was to cointact you dropped the ball…we apologize. I would love to be a part of your program if we can work out dates and details……thanks for asking!!
Scott Davis
April 1, 2010 8:15 am
As long as I have been around I can remember hearing you or seeing you in the public eye. You are the epitome of what a professional should be. Keep on keepin’ on!
Emilia Reagan
March 17, 2010 3:11 pm
I am a lifelong fan. Three generations of my family listen to you currently.
EJ
March 10, 2010 6:33 am
Luv Your show every morning I listen!!!Thank you B- for your info!!