About The Show

Mark Thompson is a daily voice in Los Angeles on the most listened to talk radio station in the country, KFIAM 640 (available on the iheartradio app and at KFIAM640.com)

Before that , Mark Thompson spent 30 years on-air as a nightly fixture in the TV news business.

Thompson started as a science and environmental reporter, doing investigative series and a full range of reporting.

Quickly, Mark became one of the most popular television personalities as a nightly weather forecaster in both San Francisco and Los Angeles .  His work gave him a national profile.

When Mark Thompson moved to L.A. he built out his resume as a producer and writer (winning an Emmy for a comedy Christmas show he co-wrote).

Then as a show host Thompson regularly hosted television shows of high drama and even life and death.

He  hosted high profile “event” shows like Celebrity Daredevils Live (FOX), all the Robbie Knievel jumps since 1990 (building to building in Las Vegas, over a portion of the Grand Canyon, and over an oncoming train.

New Year’s Eve viewers may remember Mark as a regular New Year’s Eve host for FOX Television as well. In those shows he has presided over everything from building implosions to musical acts.

Then with a different kind of drama and a bit of glamor, Mark Thompson hosted the “red carpet” arrival show for the most recent Emmy Awards on Fox Television (Sept. 2011). It was his second time hosting an Emmy red carpet show.

Mark also hosted Hole in the Wall along with Brooke Burns for Fremantle Television. The show aired on Fox.

For three successful seasons Mark hosted Guinness World Records Primetime on the Fox network and those familiar with the genre will remember him as the host of When Good Pets Go Bad and the voice of many of the edgier primetime reality shows at the time.

Thompson was the host of the weekly entertainment program That’s So Hollywood and was one of the primary fill-in hosts on Good Day L.A., Fox’s highest rated Los Angeles morning show.

Mark Thompson was formerly a creative partner in NEXT entertainment with Mike Fleiss. Together they were responsible for a number of successful specials for Fox and Mark was the first person to pitch The Bachelor to ABC, though he credits Fleiss with the idea itself.

He was the on-air nightly weather anchor and reporter for KTTV FOX 11 in Los Angeles. Since he started appearing on Channel 13 (the Fox owned sister station of Channel 11 in L.A.) .  Known for dancing onThompson was known for dancing during the weather reports on the 11 PM newscasts. Thompson said he did it on a whim but when email reaction was so enormously positive he kept it going. It quickly gained not only a local following but nationwide attention as well. He was featured Jimmy Kimmel Live! on October 5, 2006 and on Brit Hume‘s program on Fox News Channel among others.

Thompson has been one of the leading voices in reality television as his voice-overs were heard in the earliest days of reality TV and are still heard on shows like American IdolParadise Hotel and Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? to The Simple Life, and Don’t Forget the Lyrics. He was also the announcer on former Fox game shows Greed and It’s Your Chance of a Lifetime.

Thompson is also heard on So You Think You Can Dance .. he is also the announcer for the US version of the show.

Mark was the narrator of Conspiracy Theory on TruTV as well as Top 20 and Most Daring on TruTV as well.

Thompson has been seen as a reporter, an anchorman and even a moderator of presidential debates in feature films like Set It OffThe Day After Tomorrow and The American President to television shows like 24 and Ghost Whisperer.

 

He is a native of Washington, D.C., and studied at Oxford University in England, graduating from Colgate University.

Thompson is a regular on the charity and fundraising circuit. He is an active supporter of many philanthropic enterprises with a concentration in the areas of advocacy for animals, education and environmental charities.

 

 

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heatherThroughout her entertainment career Colorado native Heather Ankeny has managed to successfully combine her love of the arts, sports, and philanthropic service.

On stage she most recently starred alongside Richard Dreyfuss and Annette O’Toole in Academy Award-winning Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black’s stage drama 8, chronicling California’s anti-gay marriage legislation Prop 8.

Prior to that she appeared with Tippi Hedren in The Vagina Monologues to raise funds and awareness to end violence against women.

Her on air coverage of the NFL at ESPN garnered her a sports Emmy.

She serves as a mentor for school-aged writers through The Young Storytellers Foundation and grants wishes for Make-A-Wish LA.

 

Along with appearing in commercials, television and film, Heather most recently wrapped her first feature film as Producer; an ambitious African American Shakespeare adaptation, with the desire to make Shakespeare more accessible to all.

9 comments to About The Show

  • Joey Ruotolo  says:

    Go mark! TYT ARMY!

  • Christina V  says:

    I enjoy listening to THE EDGE, it’s a great addition to my Timmy Time.
    Mark Thompson on KFI AM 640 More Stimulating Talk Radio, on Tuesdays as a guest on the TIM CONWAY JR. SHOW, is always a blast to listen to as well.
    I can’t help but notice it isn’t in his bio.

    Stay Awesome, Mark! You are engaging and I am happy to be your listener.

  • - -  says:

    I enjoy Mark on Tim Conway, Jr on KFI AM 640 in Los Angeles.

  • Tamar Brooks  says:

    Mark, I have a weather related question. When they say on TV or radio that the high in LA was 78 degrees, is that thermometer positioned in the direct sunlight or in the shade? I have several thermometers at my house but they are all in the shade because when I put them out in the direct sunlight, they break. Can I equate my readings to what I hear on TV or do they have a way of measuring the high temp in the sunlight? Of course, there’s often at least 10 degrees different between my cool, shady patio and the sunlight in the yard. They never say on TV how they do this. Thanks a bunch, Tamar Brooks in LA

  • Joy Starr  says:

    Mark, I am going to check this out. I’ve heard you and Tim talk about it so much
    I AM SO VERY SAD THAT YOU ARE NOT ON KFI FROM 1-3PM NOW!!!!!! Will you be on at a different time? I loved your show with Elizabeth…

    I love your laugh and your love of animals. I adopted an 8 year old kitty. Her family had abandoned her. Now 4 years later she is doing SO WELL! I love little Margeaux so much.

    Blessings to you Mark.
    Joy*

  • Larry Ernst  says:

    Hi Mark…i talked to you at the Grove tonight. .my wife and I do rescue. .we actually adopted a cat to Tims brother..he drove to Whittier to adopt it…we have a lot of special needs cats and dogs ..blind,deaf etc that we keep for special homes for..any help you could give us would be greatly appreciated. .thank you for your time

  • Jeanne  says:

    Love you with Tim every night! You certainly sound the voice of reason. But can I ask you a favor? Hate to ask, but can you somehow with your radio connections get me 2 tickets to the bayou blues festival in long beach this weekend? My friend is singing live Sunday night and it would mean so much to be there to support her. I mean if you can, like 2 tickets at the door type thing?? Would be so hot. I know it’s a leap of faith. But I thought mark! Maybe?? Is he going to the Irish fest? But I Have to get to the bayou fest to hear my friend sing! Well let me know?? Thankyou for your time. Hang in there! Keep on Chugglin! From Jeanne. Thankyou.p

  • Stephen T Carmona  says:

    Mark is well educated and has an incredible voice. We don’t always agree politically, I listen to Mark for a counter point argument that is thoughtfully done. If you don’t open yourself up for different opinions you might as well live in a cave.

  • Agnes  says:

    I enjoy listening to the TCJ Show up here on a radio signal-in the SF Bay area. Started listening when it was Bender & Tim. Then Mark came on! More humor and light hearted ness was brought out in the show.
    Too bad MT is leaving that show! Why? Oh well. I will definitely miss him and his nice voice! I liked him as Tim’s side kick better than (the indefatigable)Bender.
    MT always adds to the show with misc. “great knowledge” and sounds like a nice human being-liberal or not.
    He never failed to be a professional, great support beam to the show.His genuine supportive chuckles at/with TCJ throughout the entire shows always evidenced that he never took things too seriously – will all be missed.

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