John Thomas was WGY Sports Director from 1983-1990. For most of his broadcast career he covered sports, but he was also a Reporter and Disc Jockey. He got his job at WGY thanks to his friendship with WGY's Harry Downie. In 1990, his position at WGY was eliminated, and he became the play-by-play announcer for the Albany-Colonie Yankees, who played locally at Heritage Park, where he met and saw future baseball hall-of-famers like Derek Jeter.