Английская Википедия:Gwyn Thomas (reporter)
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:
- Christie Pits race riots in 1933.
- Stanley Buckowski on death row at California's San Quentin prison (1951); and execution 1952.
- Boyd Gang
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]
Awards
- National Newspaper Awards (3)
- local police reporting awards (9)
- member of the Canadian News Hall of Fame (1995)
References
- Английская Википедия
- 1913 births
- 2010 deaths
- Canadian newspaper reporters and correspondents
- Canadian radio reporters and correspondents
- Mass media people from Toronto
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