Thomas R. Gregory (July 26, 1927 – December 11, 2006) [1] 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.
In 1955, Gregory joined WABD (later WNEW-TV, now WNYW) in New York, as an announcer and occasional children's show host.
His on-camera career came to an end following a vicious mugging where afterward he received 200 stitches, with scarring so severe that he required massive plastic surgery; he became an off-camera announcer full-time from there on in.
Early on in his career, Gregory also appeared on other children's shows such as Captain Kangaroo, occasionally filled in for Sandy Becker, and appeared with the likes of Soupy Sales, Chuck McCann, "Officer" Joe Bolton, and others.