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Fighting back tears, Brad Galli signs off WXYZ Channel 7 for last time

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Brad Galli, 36, worked at WXYZ Channel 7 for 15 years, as a sports reporter, sports anchor and, for the last several years, sports director.

Fighting through tears, as his wife and two children sat in the studio off-camera, Brad Galli said his goodbyes to viewers and coworkers of WXYZ Channel 7 on Friday night. After 15 years, Galli is leaving the station on his own accord for a venture that has yet to be publicly announced. His last show was the 6 p.

m. newscast Friday. Signing off from @WXYZDetroit after 15 years.

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pic. twitter. com/qV9amiEmgX — Brad Galli (@BradGalli) May 1, 2026 "I've been grateful for this opportunity and responsibility every day for my decade-and-a-half here at 7," Galli said during his final segment, which came after he previewed the Pistons-Magic in Game 6.