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Joe Gallagher's 50-year career in sports broadcasting includes producing championship baseball shows on radio and television from 1949 to 1999. Joe worked for the New York Yankees alongside legendary announcers Mel Allen & Red Barber; the New York Mets with Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy & Ralph Kiner; the CBS Sports Baseball Game of the Week with Dizzy Dean & Pee Wee Reese; and the NBC Sports Baseball Game of the Week with Curt Gowdy, Jim Simpson, and Tony Kubek. A native New Yorker now living in Austin, Texas, Joe celebrates his 94 years recalling the thrills of Mickey Mantle, Sandy Koufax, Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds, Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, and Bob Gibson plus many tales from the Golden Age of Sports Broadcasting with co-host Jim Wogan.

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Check latest episodes from Instant Replay with Joe Gallagher podcast

Another Subway Series?

2022/05/17

The Mets and Yankees are positioning themselves for Subway World Series. But is that a good thing? Former NBA media director Matt Winick, a keen observer of New York sports history and a former media executive for the Mets, joins Joe and Jim for a look ahead at the possibility of another Subway Series in baseball.

Early days of the NFL on TV

2022/01/30

Joe Gallagher was there when NFL rose to power on network TV in the 1950s and 1960s. Hear more about his experiences on this NFL playoff edition of Instant Replay.

Gil Hodges to the Hall of Fame

2021/12/17

Joe discusses the career and legacy of Gil Hodges, who he knew from his days as a broadcast producer for the NY Mets and NBC Sports. Hodges will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022.

The 2021 World Series and some historic context

2021/11/16

The conversation covers the 2021 World Series and a few other dramatic moments in postseason baseball history-- including the 1951 NY Giants, and the 1957-58 Milwaukee Braves.

Willie Mays - Part 2

2021/08/26

Award-winning baseball columnist John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle joins us to talk about his recent book on Willie Mays.

Willie Mays

2021/08/18

Say hey! Joe Gallagher and Jim Wogan take a look back at the career of Willie Mays and the release of a new book about one of the best players in baseball history.

From Dunphy to DiMaggio

2021/05/23

A chance meeting with legendary boxing announcer Don Dunphy leads to a career that includes riding the rails with the NY Yankees in the 1940s and 1950s.

The 1941 MLB Season- Williams, DiMaggio and Pee Wee

2021/05/08

Joe Gallagher reflects on the 1941 Major League Baseball season which may go down as the best ever.

Ernie Banks- Mr. Cub

2021/04/18

Former Cubs PR and publications director Bob Ibach joins Joe Gallagher and Jim Wogan to talk about Hall of Famer Ernie Banks.

George Kell: From the field to the broadcast booth

2021/03/28

Hall of Famer George Kell stacks up as one of the greatest 3rd basemen of all time, and his transition to a career in broadcasting started under the mentorship of veteran producer Joe Gallagher.

1970 NBA Finals- Game 7

2021/03/11

Legendary NBA guard and Hall of Fame player Walt Frazier joins Joe Gallagher and Jim Wogan for a look back at one of the most memorable games in NBA history-- Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals between the NY Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers.

Stan Musial and a Bishop

2021/02/02

Joe welcomes Bishop Richard F. Stika of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Knoxville to discuss his lifelong passion for the St. Louis Cardinals and his friendship with Stan "The Man" Musial.

Mandodave 2021/12/21

Absolutely amazing, a must for baseball lovers

I have recently discovered this podcast, and I am blown away by 94 year old Joe Gallagher and how much he remembers about New York baseball over his l...

Tea Men 2021/08/05

If you love Sports history, you will love this.

Joe Gallagher stories are classic and I am glad he sharing them with us.

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