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| Mike Gallagher |
Gallagher will be presented with its 108th annual SBA Heroism Award on April 9th in recognition of his ongoing support of law enforcement through his on-air broadcasts as well as the non-profit Gallagher's Army Fallen Officer's Fund.
SBA President Ed Mullins explained in a letter that the Heroism Award is "presented annually to people who dedicate or have dedicated themselves to protecting the liberties and freedoms that so many of us take for granted." Mullins adds: "Your supportive actions as a member of the media exemplifies all of the virtues that make our country the greatest in the world."
Gallagher said, "I am honored to be given this special award, since it further cements the connection The Mike Gallagher Show has with the men and women serving in law enforcement from coast to coast."
As a 17-year-old high school senior in Dayton, Ohio, Gallagher talked his way into an on-air shift at WAVI-AM. His broadcasting career has taken him from Dayton to WFBC-AM in Greenville, South Carolina (now WORD-AM) where his ratings and revenue success led to his eventual promotion to station manager. From there, he became the afternoon drive-time leader in Albany, New York on upstate powerhouse WGY-AM. After Albany, Gallagher went to the nation's number one market, New York City, where he enjoyed a two-year stint as morning drive host on WABC-AM, the nation's most listened-to talk radio station.
In 1998, The Mike Gallagher Show was launched nationally with twelve radio stations.
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