In July 1986 he was hired as the afternoon news anchor for the Soupy Sales Radio Show on WNBC.
Hunt Sales is the son of 1950s/60s television comedian Soupy Sales.
Also while at ABC, he played on the nationally televised Soupy Sales Show alongside notable guests such as Miles Davis and Charlie Parker.
Soupy Sales and Howdy Doody both featured Ping on numerous occasions, and Shari Lewis's sock puppet Lamb Chop once played the role of Ping in an adaptation for sock puppets and ventriloquists.
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.
Before becoming WKEE, the station was known as WHTN and it was under those call signs that comedian Soupy Sales began his career as a writer and disc jockey.
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His nonfiction work includes books about baseball, basketball, coaching, and such well-known personalities as Soupy Sales and wrestler Missy Hyatt.
According to a radio industry executive, Ian's zaniness was inspired by people like: Wolfman Jack, Soupy Sales and Howard Stern.
Among the celebrities who appeared as panelists were David Letterman, Elaine Joyce, Jo Anne Worley, Geoff Edwards, Soupy Sales, Nipsey Russell, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jay Johnson, and Billy Crystal.
Moe Howard also later performed a variation of the routine, with Mike Douglas and Soupy Sales, in a 1970s television appearance on The Mike Douglas Show.