25 episodes
Instant Replay with Joe Gallagher Jim Wogan
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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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Another Subway Series?
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.
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Early days of the NFL on TV
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.
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Gil Hodges to the Hall of Fame
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.
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The 2021 World Series and some historic context
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.
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Willie Mays - Part 2
Award-winning baseball columnist John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle joins us to talk about his recent book on Willie Mays.
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Willie Mays
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.