The Brief Longtime FOX 2 reporter Bill Gallagher has died. Gallagher joined the station in 1985 and covered the news until his retirement in 2012. Bill Gallagher, a beloved former reporter for FOX 2 who spent decades covering news for the station, has died. Beginning his tenure in 1985, he spent almost 30 years in front of the camera. A wonderful journalist with a brilliant mind, Gallagher spent the past few years suffering from a number of health issues.