Jan Thompson

Associate Professor

SIUC Faculty Since 2000

Contact Information

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Room: 1050J Communications Bldg.

Office Phone: (618) 453-7340

Curriculum Vitae:  Download Jan Thompson's CV

SIUC Directory: Janice Ione Thompson

Education

M.G.S. at Roosevelt University, 1988

Interests

Video production, documentary and sports production.

Biography

Jan Thompson, Associate Professor, is a 28-year broadcast veteran. She has produced over 300 television programs including long form documentaries across varied subject genres. She recently completed a High Definition documentary, Ties That Bind, that is currently in national syndication as 9/11 5th anniversary programming. In addition, she recently finished a series of multi-award winning prime time specials for PBS called Hidden Journeys. All of these programs are being distributed by PBS Home Video and have been broadcast in international markets including Italy, Singapore, Canada, Hong Kong and on the Armed Forces Network. Before moving entirely into documentary work, Prof. Thompson was a producer-director in sports programming and was the studio director for the Chicago Bulls Basketball, Chicago White Sox, and Chicago Blackhawks. She also was the Promotions Producer for the Cleveland Calvaliers and Cleveland Indians. She has personally worked on television projects with several major national figures including, Colin Powell, Donald Rumsfeld, Newton Minow, Michael Jordon, Reggie Jackson and conductor Daniel Barenboim. She has won national and international awards, including nine EMMY nominations across all areas of production and two EMMYS: Music Composition and Editing. Presently she is working on three documentaries: Under the Radar (women in India and their role with the dissemination of clean water) and two historical documentaries: The Life and Time of Serge Koussevitzky, a two hour program on the Boston Symphony conductor and The Double-Edged Sword a documentary on the POW experience in the Far East.

Courses

• RT 450 - Documentary Style Production
• RT 465 - Advanced Television Production  Syllabus
• RT 365 - Producing and Production for Television  Syllabus