Simon Thompson takes on film festival role
Simon Thompson, Presenter/Producer of Inside Hollywood (5USA/Channel 5), has agreed to take up the post of president of the Carmarthen Bay Film Festival. Simon has 17 years experience in radio and online combined working for some of the biggest brands in the industry including Heart, Capital, Sky, XFM and The Sun. Responsible for Showbiz content on-air and online across Global Radio's Heart network, he was thee editorial driving force behind the largest commercial radio brand in the UK reaching over 7.2 million listeners. Simon was also regularly heard on 30 of the 33 Heart radio stations across the UK securing exclusive interviews with such A-list stars as Hugh Jackman, Will Smith, Kate Winslet and Russell Crowe. In many cases Simon helped those stations achieve record listening figures in reach and share - in some cases by as much as 25 per cent in just three months. As a respected journalist and critic his quotes have featured on national ad campaigns for some of the biggest and...