Eddie Gallaher
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Eddie Gallaher (February 27, 1915 – November 26, 2003) was an American radio personality in Washington, D.C., from 1946 to 2000.
Gallaher was born on February 27, 1915, in Washington, D.C., He was raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and attended the University of Tulsa.[1][2] In 1934, Gallaher, then working as a golf pro, began his radio career after a successful audition for the new radio station KTUL.[3] In 1938 he moved to WCCO in Minneapolis, where he worked as a newscaster, disc jockey and play-by-play announcer for the Minneapolis Millers and Minnesota Golden Gophers football team.[1][2][3] During World War II, Gallaher served on a United States Navy destroyer escort.[2]