Thomas received his BA in broadcast journalism from the University of South Carolina in 1970. Since then, he has gained 24 years of direct experience reporting local sports action.

Thomas' career began in 1969 as a disc jockey and sports reporter at WSSC-AM radio in South Carolina. He later tenured as a sports anchor at WBOC-TV in Salisbury, Maryland and WBAL-TV in Baltimore. While in Baltimore, he also hosted radio sports talk shows at WFBR and WBAL radio.

In addition to these positions, Thomas has called major play-by-play soccer for cable's Home Team Sports and currently hosts a Sports Talk show on 620 WDAE radio from 10 a.m. to noon daily. He has also done freelance writing for the Official Preakness Magazine.