Tom Gregory

Who was Tom Gregory?

Thomas R. Gregory 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, & 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 in New York, as an announcer and occasional children's show host. From 1958 to 1965, he was the host of the mid-afternoon show Cartoon Playtime, on which vintage Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons were shown, and also occasionally hosted Wonderama.

Beginning in 1965, Gregory was the anchor of a late evening newscast, Faces and Places in the News, which was a predecessor to The 10 O'Clock News. It was on this pre-1967 newscast that he coined the now-famous phrase "It's 10 P.M. Do you know where your children are?"