The Wright Stuff of presenting voices" in 2008. Amol Rajan took over from Rhodes, but in turn left to join "The Independent" newspaper, later becoming its editor in 2013. Eric Johnson took over in September 2007 and held the position the longest. He is now a presenter on Sky News. The "Man with the Mic" until the end of 2017 was Alex Davoodi. Originally, the series had just two regular panelists joining Wright, who were journalists James O'Brien and Kate Silverton, and the series featured a studio audience but did not feature a special guest. O'Brien appeared until 2002 and Silverton appeared until
Samuel Thompson (newspaper editor) Samuel Thompson (newspaper editor) Samuel Thompson (August 27, 1810 – July 8, 1886) was a Canadian businessman and newspaper editor. He was born in London, England in 1810. He completed an apprenticeship with a printer, then came to Upper Canada in 1833 with his two brothers and settled on farms there. In 1837, he went to Toronto in search of work. He joined the city guards during the Upper Canada Rebellion. He managed a newspaper for Charles Fothergill and then became a partner with booksellers William and Henry Rowsell, managing their printing operation. In 1848, he became editor for the