Gary Glennell Toms, aka "The G-Man"
Prior to being shut down in December of 2012, From The G-Man received a proclamation in 2010 from New York State Senator Joseph Addabbo,
Jr. for excellence in the field of journalism, online media, and community service.
In 2012, the site was lauded by several noted journalists, including Les
Payne, co-founder of the National Association of Black Journalists,
Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and the former assistant managing editor
of Newsday.
In addition, it has been praised by Emmy award-winning news producer Tom Osborne, formerly of ABC World News Tonight....with Peter Jennings, and Jim Flink, Vice President and General Manager of the award-winning news organization Newsy.com.
In addition, it has been praised by Emmy award-winning news producer Tom Osborne, formerly of ABC World News Tonight....with Peter Jennings, and Jim Flink, Vice President and General Manager of the award-winning news organization Newsy.com.
Episodes of the critically acclaimed and increasingly popular series "The G-Man Interviews", which was launched shortly after FTG was shut down, will continue to be published on YouTube.
The G-Man Interviews is an
independent news and information series based in Harlem, New
York, and features exclusive interviews with celebrities, community activists,
foreign policy experts, and political/social figures, to name a few. The series operates solely off public donations in order
to maintain creative and
editorial control of all content. Its objective is to make a difference
through quality journalism while adhering to its best standards and
practices.
In
April of 2013, The G-Man Interviews was acknowledged and praised, via an official
letter, by the South Korean government for its coverage of the Korean
conflict, and another episode played a crucial role in the U.S. Justice
Department’s decision to consider launching an investigation into civil
rights violations by the Omaha Police Department. Subsequently, two
officers were fired for tampering with evidence in a brutality case.
The site and series were created by Gary Glennell Toms, who serves as managing editor. Over the course of his career, Toms has received 10 citations for journalism and commuity service.