Cayle Thompson is an industry-recognized journalist and broadcaster with more than 20 years of experience in newsrooms across the country. He is excited to finally be home in New England after joining the Boston 25 News team in June 2024. Cayle’s work in news media has been honored by the Associated Press, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and various state broadcast associations. Prior to joining Boston 25, Cayle was an anchor for The National Desk in Washington, DC, where he led the development and launch of the Live Desk for TND’s five-hour national morning newscast. He also produced and anchored afternoon news briefs for affiliates across the country. Cayle’s work has taken him to cities from coast to coast. He has worked with major broadcast affiliates in Texas, Michigan, Kansas, Florida, and Washington state. He was in the producer’s booth the night Saddam Hussein was captured, delivered live reports from Houston the night Hurricane Rita roared ashore, spent days on the ground after a massive EF5 tornado leveled Greensburg, Kansas, flew with the U.S. Thunderbirds, and successfully reunited hundreds of precious photos with a Marine and his wife years after their wedding album was lost. In addition to his work as a journalist, Cayle has helped raise awareness and donations for community causes close to his heart. From 2015 to 2019, he hosted a weekly segment in Seattle featuring adoptable pets. He also volunteered with the Seattle Humane Society, assisting the organization in raising millions of dollars to fund the development and construction of a new animal shelter. From 2011 to 2014, he served as the inaugural Master of Ceremonies for the Promising Pathways National Conference on Autism, held annually in Fort Myers, Florida. Cayle holds degrees from both Ithaca College in New York and Washington State University’s Edward R. Murrow College of Communication. Originally from Texas, he married into a large and wonderful Merrimack Valley family and is thrilled to finally be living out a long-time dream of covering news in New England.