on a Saturday morning from my house, I would have said 'crazy.' Covid's been crazy, so it almost seems like it's been appropriate.' 'Tonight is my last broadcast here on Local 4, and if you told me 30 years ago when I took my first job in this business that I would be ending my career at 1 a.m. Saturday during a late broadcast after the Olympics, but did not say why he was leaving his job, which paid a six-figure salary. He did a meritorious job.'Īttempts to reach Bailey Saturday for comment were unsuccessful.īailey announced his resignation around 1 a.m. 'I just think he was looking for a different opportunity. 'Ben’s been thinking about this for a while,' Drutz said. Marla Drutz, the station's general manager, said she was unaware of Bailey's vaccination status and that his departure isn't 'related per se to any kind of masking rules.' She said he worked mostly at the downtown Detroit station, instead of at home, the past six months, though his final broadcast was from home. Sources familiar with Bailey's work situation said he had differences with the NBC affiliate's workplace Covid policy, which requires the unvaccinated to wear masks. He did not provide a reason, and the station said the split was amicable. 'I've been talking to management for a while and we decided as the Olympics came to a close this would probably be a good time for me to say so long.' 'This really hasn't been a spur-of-the-moment decision for me,' he told viewers. WDIV's lead meteorologist Ben Bailey, who has been at the station for seven years, announced early Saturday morning that he's leaving immediately.

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