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Tom Gregory

Thomas R. (Tom) Gregory (July 26, 1927 – December 11, 2006) was an American radio and television announcer and news anchor. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Gregory served in the United States Navy during World War II. After the war, he went to Seton Hall University in New Jersey, initially as a law student. It was at that point that he began his broadcasting career as an announcer with their radio station. He then switched majors, received a bachelor's degree in communications, and after graduation became an announcer with WPAT in Paterson, New Jersey, where a few other announcers of the time later became announcers at his future employer. In 1955, Gregory joined WABD (later WNEW-TV, now WNYW) in New York, as an announcer and occasional children's show ho… more »