Pie-in-the-face comic legend was trained journalist

Slapstick comedian Milton Supman -- "Soupy Sales" -- died on October 22, leaving behind him generations of fans who enjoyed some 20,000 pies he said were thrown during his various TV shows in the 1950s and '60s...

... and a start that included a bachelor's degree in Journalism from Marshall College in West Virginia in 1949.

Talk about Journalism's wide-ranging educational background providing a foundation for many careers!