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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]

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