Helen Thomas
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Death | 10 years ago |
| Date of birth | August 4,1920 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Born | Winchester |
| Kentucky | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | July 20,2013 |
| Died | Washington |
| D.C. | |
| United States | |
| Spouse | Douglas Cornell |
| Awards | Glamour Lifetime Achievement Award |
| American Book Award | |
| Known for | White House press corps |
| Parents | Mary Thomas |
| George Thomas | |
| Education | Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High School |
| Wayne State University | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 727202 |
Helen Thomas Life story
Helen Amelia Thomas was an American reporter and author, and a long serving member of the White House press corps. She covered the White House during the administrations of ten U.S. presidents—from the beginning of the Kennedy administration to the second year of the Obama administration.
Vernon Kay takes Ken Bruce's radio crown but loses some of his listeners
... " Radio 2 controller Helen Thomas added that she was " proud that Radio 2 remains the UK s most listened to radio station"...
Steve Wright and Paul Gambaccini get new Radio 2 shows
... Helen Thomas, Head of Radio 2 said Wright will continue to broadcast specials across the station, including " our long-awaited Kylie Minogue listener vote"...
Rajars: Radio 2 loses a million listeners as Ken Bruce boosts Greatest Hits Radio
... Radio 2 boss Helen Thomas said: " Radio 2 remains the UK s most popular radio station with 13...
Alex Belfield: Stalker ex-BBC DJ agrees to pay Jeremy Vine damages
... Belfield was found not guilty of stalking Rozina Breen, Liz Green, Helen Thomas and Stephanie Hirst...
Alex Belfield: Ex-BBC presenter jailed for stalking in court again
... Belfield was found not guilty of stalking Rozina Breen, Liz Green, Helen Thomas and Stephanie Hirst...
Ken Bruce: Radio 2 DJ says early BBC exit 'seems a shame'
... Bruce, Vanessa Feltz and Graham Norton have been poached by other networks, while and replaced with Scott Mills by Radio 2 s controller Helen Thomas...
Vernon Kay 'over the moon' to replace Ken Bruce on Radio 2
... Helen Thomas, head of Radio 2 said the station was " thrilled to welcome" Kay on board permanently, describing him as " a hugely talented, warm and witty host" and one who has " already proved himself to be a firm favourite with our listeners when he s presented many and varied shows across the station"...
Alex Belfield: Women harassed online accuse BBC of failing to help
... " The other complainants seeking an independent investigation are Rozina Breen, who was Belfield s boss at BBC Radio Leeds, Helen Thomas, who had been Ms Breen s boss, and Stephanie Hirst, who joined BBC Radio Leeds as a presenter after Belfield left...
Alex Belfield: Stalker ex-BBC DJ agrees to pay Jeremy Vine damages
A former BBC radio presenter convicted of stalking Jeremy Vine has agreed to pay damages to the broadcaster.
Alex Belfield was jailed in for harassing four people online.
This included The Bbc Radio 2 presenter, who launched separate civil action over Belfield's " campaign of harassment" The High Court was told.
Vine's lawyer said Belfield made false allegations in nine YouTube videos and eight tweets, published in 2020.
'Deeply upset and anxious'Gervase de Wilde told Mrs Justice Steyn that Belfield - a former BBC Radio Leeds presenter - Posted " entirely false" allegations between May and August of that year.
This included the false claim that Vine was " seriously and demonstrably dishonest" because he had " publicly and repeatedly lied" about his knowledge of the circumstances in which The Bbc donated £1,000 towards a memorial fund for radio executive John Myers .
Mr Myers, who died in June 2019, was one of Vine's " closest friends" The Court was told.
Mr de Wilde said Belfield also sought to obtain " Private Information concerning [Vine]" including The Phone numbers of family and friends, " for the purposes of publishing and disclosing that information online".
The Court heard Belfield also encouraged members of The Public to contact Vine during his broadcasting work and during " his day-to-day life".
" [Vine] was also made deeply upset and anxious by the defendant's harassment of him, and he became concerned for the safety of His Family , " Mr de Wilde said.
Giving evidence during Belfield's separate criminal trial, Vine said " the saddest thing" was when one of Belfield's followers called him a " thieving toe-rag" under a Facebook tribute to his late father, who died with Parkinson's disease in 2018.
Vine described the harassment as " like an avalanche of hatred you get hit by" and " absolutely Olympic-level stalking, even for broadcasting".
Belfield was convicted of stalking BBC Radio Northampton presenter Bernard Spedding, known as Bernie Keith, and videographer Ben Hewis.
In relation to Vine and theatre blogger Philip Dehany, Belfield was found guilty of two lesser offences of " simple" stalking, which does not require serious alarm or distress to be proved.
Belfield was found Not Guilty of stalking Rozina Breen, Liz Green , Helen Thomas and Stephanie Hirst .
Mr de Wilde said following Belfield's criminal conviction, Belfield accepted " the defamatory and seriously harmful allegations of dishonesty which he made against [Vine] are entirely false".
Belfield, He Said , had " agreed to pay [Vine] substantial damages, as well as his legal costs, and to give undertakings subject to a penal notice in respect of future publications and conduct concerning [Vine]".
The exact amount has not been disclosed.
Alan Robertshaw, representing Belfield, originally from Mapperley in Nottingham, added: " He wishes to apologise unreservedly for the damage and distress caused to [Vine] and his reputation by his publications and express his profound and unreserved regret for all of the harm for which he is responsible. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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