Kevin D. Thompson

About Kevin D. Thompson

Kevin is a staff writer for The Palm Beach Post who has more than 30 years of newspaper and magazine experience as a writer, editor, reporter, TV critic, columnist and blogger. Kevin joined the Post in January 1996 as an entertainment writer and currently covers Lake Worth. He has also covered higher education and The Palm Beach County School District for the Post. Kevin was the paper\'s television critic for 12 years (19••••08) and theater critic for one (2008-\'09). In his career, Kevin has held various positions – researcher, business reporter, small business editor, senior editor, entertainment correspondent, television columnist, education reporter. He was an associate editor and small business editor at Black Enterprise magazine for six years (1987-\'93) and worked as a reporter and entertainment correspondent for People magazine for two years in New York and Los Angeles (1993-\'95). Kevin has also covered entertainment extensively and written celebrity profiles for such newspapers and magazines as the New York Daily News, the New York Post and Essence while working as a freelance writer and before joining The Palm Beach Post. Kevin has been working on a novel with the ultimate goal of becoming a full-time (and published) author.Specialties: Quick, analytical writing; sharp interviewing skills; blogging/writing about television; wide knowledge of pop culture; some radio experience; writing profiles and trend stories

Experience

1. Staff Writer

   The Palm Beach Post

   Sep 2009 — Present

   Writes news features on Royal Palm Beach, Greenacres and western Palm Beach County- Covers general assignments- Covered higher education, private schools- Covered Palm Beach County School District

Education

• New York University

  B.A., Journalism

  1980 — 1984

Skills

• Storytelling
• Editing
• Radio
• Interviews
• Magazines
• Adobe Acrobat
• Blogging
• Profiles
• Newspapers
• Social Media
• Journalism