| Gwyn Thomas | |
| Birth Date: | 1913 |
| Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Death Date: | May 5, 2010 (aged 96) |
| Death Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 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:
Widely remembered for his unique sign-off at the end of his live radio news reports: "This is Jocko Thomas of The Toronto Star reporting to CFRB... from police headquarters."
Retired in 1989, Thomas died at a long-term care facility in North York at the age of 96.[4]