Robert Thompson

American educator and media scholar (born 1959)

Robert James Thompson (born 1959) is an American educator and media scholar. He is the Trustee Professor of Television and Popular Culture at the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and founding director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Robert Thompson (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Aug 3, 1959.¹

About

He is widely quoted in media.

His areas of research are television history, Popular Culture, media criticism, and TV programming. Thompson's various soundbites have been dubbed by the Associated Press as "Thompson-isms". On February 4, 2009 Jon Hein of the Howard Stern Show announced that Thompson is his "arch nemesis," referring to popular culture trivia.

From Wikipedia’s article on Robert Thompson, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Syracuse UniversityBoard member¹¹

Early life and education

Date not recordedState University of New York at Cortland³
Date not recordedUniversity of Chicago³
Date not recordedNorthwestern University³
Date not recordedNorthwestern University School of Communication³

Career

Occupation: media historian, university teacher, media scholar, academic.⁶

Date not recordedTrustee Professor of Television and Popular Culture, Trustee Professor Emeritus, director, adviser, Syracuse University^{4 5}

Personal life

BornAug 3, 1959, Hinsdale⁷
CitizenshipUnited States⁸

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WikidataRobert Thompson: Trustee Professor of Television and Popular Culture, Trustee Professor Emeritus, director, adviser, Syracuse University, on Wikidata
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WikidataTrustee Professor of Television and Popular Culture, Trustee Professor Emeritus, director, adviser, Syracuse University, as reported
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WikidataRobert Thompson: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataRobert Thompson: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataRobert Thompson: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataRobert Thompson: Official website, on Wikidata
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WikidataRobert Thompson: IMDb, on Wikidata
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WikidataSyracuse University, Board member