 Gregg received her bachelor's degree in Journalism from Kansas State University in 1972, a Master's in Journalism from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1975, and a Master of Fine Arts from Vermont College in 1998.She has also studied for the Bagehot Fellowship for Economics Reporters at Columbia University in New York City; at the School of Visual Arts, the National Academy of Fine Arts in New York City; and the Graduate School of Figurative Art, New York Academy of Art.Gregg started her career in journalism as a reporter in 1976 for United Press International, working in Washington D.C. and London, United Kingdom.