Brad Galli
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Brad Galli | |
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| Born | 1989 (age 36–37) |
| Education | Marquette University, Communications |
| Occupation | Television sports anchor |
| Spouse | Claire Galli |
Brad Galli (born 1989 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American sports anchor and reporter for WXYZ-TV in Detroit.
Brad Galli is the sports director at WXYZ-TV in Detroit, Michigan. He regularly covers the Detroit Lions, Red Wings, Tigers, Pistons, as well as Michigan, Michigan State, and high school athletics. He is featured during the week on 7 News Detroit at 5, 6, and 11 p.m. Galli can also be seen on TV20 Detroit.[1]
Brad has three times been named Sportscaster of the Year in Michigan by the National Sports Media Association for 2018, 2021, and 2025.[2] He earned an Emmy Award in 2016[3] for Excellence in Sports Anchoring in Michigan by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. He won his first Emmy in 2014 for Excellence in Sports Reporting, and won again in 2016 for Excellence in Sports Anchoring.
Galli conducted weekly interviews with Jim Harbaugh for all nine seasons of the head coach's time at Michigan. His coverage of Michigan's 2023 national championship warranted millions of views on social media, notably including an interview with Jack and Jackie Harbaugh, Jim's parents, at the Rose Bowl. During the 2017 and 2018 football seasons, he hosted Inside Michigan Football with Jim Harbaugh on IMG Radio, the school's official, weekly radio show.
Galli anchored WXYZ's 4 p.m. news program, called The Now Detroit, from 2014 to 2015, before returning to the sports team to anchor and work as the sports director.[4]
Galli joined WXYZ in 2011, working with longtime WXYZ sports anchors Don Shane and Tom Leyden.[5]
Personal life
Galli currently resides in Birmingham, Michigan, with his wife and children.