Dan Gallagher
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Dan Gallagher (May 14, 1957 - January 20, 2001) was a Canadian broadcaster who hosted the CBC Television music video program Video Hits from 1991 to 1993. In the 1980s he appeared on the Canadian music channel MuchMusic as a VJ and host of the Pepsi Power Hour. In 1990 he hosted the game show Test Pattern on the station. He also guest-starred on the Canadian comedy show The Kids in the Hall.
He later hosted beach volleyball games on TSN, and was a featured contributor for Hockey Night in Canada
In 1991 Dan Gallagher was the in-stadium host of Toronto Argonauts football games at the SkyDome; he worked with a sidekick named Luch.
He hosted various weekend talk programs on CFRB in Toronto, when he didn't arrive at work one Saturday in early 2001; he had died at home, and was found by former Test Pattern co-host Bill Carroll.
