Thompson was frequently Sky News's leading anchor on major stories, often presenting on location. His assignments included reporting from
Rome and
Vatican City on the
death and funeral of Pope John Paul II in April 2005, the
London bombings of July 2005,
Hurricane Rita and the
Asian tsunami where he was the first British presenter on the scene, reporting live from
Phuket on the immediate aftermath of the disaster. He also reported from
Haifa in northern
Israel during the
2006 Lebanon War. Thompson was a foreign correspondent based in
Hong Kong,
Johannesburg, and
Washington, D.C., from where he covered many major world events. He became a studio-based presenter in 1998, but continued to present on location regularly. In September 2016, he announced his impending retirement from Sky, set to take place at the end of the year. He presented his final Sky News bulletin in the studio on 20 October 2016, and his final bulletin on location from Washington, D.C., on 10 November 2016. His autobiography,
Jeremy Thompson - Breaking News, was published in October 2017 by Biteback Books. ==Awards==