Brad Galli, a Detroit native, anchors Sports on 7 News Detroit at 5, 6, and 11 p.m. on WXYZ, and at 10 p.m. on WMYD.
Brad was born and raised in Metro Detroit and joined the sports department at WXYZ in 2011. He has been inside NFL, NHL, MLB, NBA, and NCAA locker rooms, interviewing top athletes and coaches at the professional, Olympic, collegiate, and amateur level.
Brad closely covered Michigan's 2023 national championship, the Tigers in the World Series, the Red Wings in the Stanley Cup playoffs, and both Michigan State and Michigan's respective runs to Final Four and national championship games. He has anchored WXYZ's coverage of the Rocket Mortgage Classic, the PGA Tour's first event in the city of Detroit. He also served as host of the Red Wings pregame and postgame shows in 2024 for Scripps Sports.
He was named Michigan Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association in 2018 and 2021, and was a finalist for the award in 2019, 2020, 2022, and 2023.
Brad earned two Emmy awards from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Michigan chapter. He won in 2016 for Excellence in Sports Anchoring, and captured his first Emmy in 2014 for Excellence in Sports Reporting. Brad was also nominated for Michigan Emmy awards in 2012, 2013, 2017, 2019, and 2020.
He was honored Michigan Association of Broadcasters with the Best Sports award in 2023, and has repeatedly been voted Best Sportscaster by Hour Detroit readers.
Brad has also worked at WXYZ as a news anchor, working as the co-anchor of the 4 p.m. newscast, The Now Detroit, from 2014-15. He regularly contributes to WXYZ's special programming, including the North American International Auto Show and Woodward Dream Cruise specials.
He has continued to interview Hollywood stars on WXYZ when big events and big names come to town, chatting with celebrities like Mark Wahlberg, Jeff Daniels, Tom Holland, Carl Weathers, the cast of 'Ted Lasso,' Tyler Perry, and Jay Leno.
Brad lives in metro Detroit with his wife, son, and daughter. He attended Brother Rice High School and Marquette University. You can contact Brad by emailing him at brad.galli@wxyz.com.
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