He is an alumnus of Archbishop Stepinac High School, the University of Notre Dame and Georgetown University Law Center.[1][3]. Father: Giovanni Garagiola Wife: Audrie Rose (m. 1949, until his death, one daughter, two sons) Daughter: Gina Son: Joe Garagiola, Jr. (GM, Arizona Diamondbacks) Son: Steve NBC Sportscaster (1961-88) KMOX Radio Sportscaster (1955-61) Bill Bradley for President John McCain 2008 Missouri Sports Hall of Fame 1970 She is survived by son Joseph H. Garagiola Jr. (Noel), son Steve Garagiola (Carol) and daughter Gina Bridgeman (Paul, deceased), eight grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Joe Garagiola was born on February 12, 1926 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Joe Garagiola Jr.'s net worth Garagiola was a co-host of the "Today" show from 1969-1973, working with Barbara Walters and Hugh Downs, and again from 1990-1992, working with Bryant Gumbel and Katie Couric. The Arizona Diamondbacks announced Wednesday that the team has hired Joe Garagiola Jr. as Special Advisor to Diamondbacks President & CEO Derrick Hall . Popularly known as the Sports official of United States of America. Joe Jr. and his wife, Noel, have four children, Meredith, Valerie, Natalie and Christopher. "God I'll miss Joe Garagiola. Joe Garagiola, Jr. is special advisor to the president and CEO of the Arizona Diamondbacks. The broadcast wing of the press box at Chase Field was renamed in Joe Sr.s honor in 2009 in recognition for his countless achievements and enduring influence on baseball, broadcasting and community service. Required fields are marked *. Garagiolas work on a variety of civic panels served as a driving force in bringing baseball to the Valley, as he was the chairman of the Phoenix Metropolitan Sports Foundation and the Arizona Baseball Commission, the group best known for completing the task of convincing existing Major League clubs that Phoenix and the region were ready to possess their own club. Try again later. He was married to Audi Dianne Ross. Arizona Diamondbacks Bring Back Joe Garagiola Jr. In A New - Forbes Hall of fame person," tweeted "Today" host Matt Lauer. He is an alumnus of Archbishop Stepinac High School, the University of Notre Dame and Georgetown University Law Center. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Their field of dreams wasnt on a farm in Iowa but on Elizabeth Avenue in Missouri. Steve covered the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. "I said, 'How's it going, Yog?'" His comedic fame grew quickly after he wrote his first book, the very popular Baseball is a Funny Game, which came out in 1960.
