Jim Thornton is an American radio and television announcer, news anchor, and voice actor.

[1] Thornton is best known as the afternoon anchor on all-news radio KNX 1070 in Los Angeles, having been promoted from traffic reporting.

On April 26, 2023, Thornton switched places with host Pat Sajak, hosting the bonus round while Sajak served as announcer, as a contestant named Sarah Ward, who was a fan of Thornton, wanted to meet him in-person.

[5] Thornton provided the voice of Johnny Gomez in Celebrity Deathmatch and the announcer in The Cleveland Show.

He also appeared in video games, where he provided additional voice-over work for Hitman: Blood Money and as a DJ in Mafia II.