Gwyn Thomas (reporter)

Gwyn Thomas

Jocko Thomas in the 1930s
Born 1913
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died May 5, 2010 (aged 96)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality Canadian
Occupation Reporter
Years active 1930s–1989

Gwyn "Jocko" Thomas (August 16, 1913 – May 5, 2010) was a crime reporter with CFRB and the Toronto Star.

Born in Toronto, Thomas began his news career as a newsboy at the corner of Bathurst Street and Bloor Street in 1925.[1] After one year of high school, Thomas was hired by the Toronto Star as a copyboy in 1929.[2] He worked his way as a general reporter in the early 1930s to becoming the paper's crime reporter by 1939. In the 1960s, Thomas entered a new medium by becoming a radio crime reporter on CFRB.[3]

Thomas' career involved covering the minor criminal activities in Toronto's suburbs, but also famous criminal stories:

Retired in 1989, Thomas died at a long-term care facility in North York at the age of 96.[4]

Awards

References

  1. DiManno, Rosie (May 5, 2010). "Gwyn (Jocko) Thomas, 96: Legendary crime reporter". The Star (Toronto).
  2. DiManno, Rosie (May 5, 2010). "Gwyn (Jocko) Thomas, 96: Legendary crime reporter". The Star (Toronto).
  3. DiManno, Rosie (May 5, 2010). "Gwyn (Jocko) Thomas, 96: Legendary crime reporter". The Star (Toronto).
  4. "Legendary reporter Gwyn (Jocko) Thomas dies". CBC.ca. 2010-05-07.
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