Brad Galli bids heartfelt goodbye to Channel 7, stays mum on future
Brad Galli, 36, who has worked at WXYZ-TV for 15 years, said during his final appearance that he'd be revealing his future plans "very soon."
WXYZ-TV sports anchor and director Brad Galli bid a warm, grateful on-air goodbye to Channel 7 on Friday, May 1. But he didn't share the specifics of what he has hinted will be a brand-new role for him in the Detroit marketplace. Galli, who has worked for the Motor City's ABC affiliate for 15 years, said near the end of the station's 6 p.
m. newscast that he has "really appreciated so many people asking me what I'm going to be doing next, and I'm excited to share what I'll be doing in town, in Detroit, very soon. " But Friday night was for celebrating the past.
Galli devoted several minutes to thanking viewers and the Channel 7 staff for their support. "The fact that you choose to watch us nightly, that's why being the sports guy on 7 has been a badge of honor," he said to everyone tuning in to his farewell. Galli, who is 36, announced March 20 on social media that he would be leaving the station for a new career move.
"I'm excited to work more independently in this new chapter, sharing my work in new places that allow me to be around more often at night with my wife and kids," he shared on Facebook . The Detroit native, an alum of Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Hills and Marquette University in Milwaukee, joined WXYZ in 2011. Four years later, he was elevated to sports anchor at the station after his predecessor, Tom Leyden, left for a job in Boston.