When your name is Rheo Thompson, most people associate you with the famous candy store that bears the same name.  But Rheo Thompson is also a real person.  Now retired, having sold the chocolate and candy business years ago, Rheo chats with Craig about how he got started in the chocolate and candy business and reflects on his decades-long career as Stratford’s ‘candyman’

When your name is Rheo Thompson, most people associate you with the famous candy store that bears the same name. But Rheo Thompson is also a real person. Now retired, having sold the chocolate and candy business years ago, Rheo chats with Craig about how he got started in the chocolate and candy business and reflects on his decades-long career as Stratford’s ‘candyman’

When your name is Rheo Thompson, most people associate you with the famous candy store that bears the same name.&nbsp; But Rheo Thompson is also a real person.&nbsp; Now retired, having sold the chocolate and candy business years ago, Rheo chats with Craig about how he got started in the chocolate and candy business and reflects on his decades-long career as Stratford’s ‘candyman’

Rheo Thompson - A Name that Rhymes with Chocolate

Equally at home on camera or behind a microphone, Craig Thompson is a skilled interviewer who launched his film and television production company, Ballinran Entertainment, in 1995 following more than a decade as a broadcast journalist and foreign correspondent. He has written, produced, and directed dozens of award-winning documentaries. The Stratford Slice represents a full circle for Thompson, who started his career at the local radio station. The Stratford Slice illuminates extraordinary stories, through conversations with a range of fascinating people with a connection to Stratford.

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Rheo Thompson - A Name that Rhymes with Chocolate

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