Steve Garagiola Biography

Steve Garagiola is an American retired anchor and reporter who is best known for his time at Local 4 where he served as the weekday evening anchor at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. He joined the station in 1995, and after working at Local 4 for 27 years, he retired on May 12, 2021. 

He began his career as a sports reporter by covering the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Steve became a news photographer after the bombing at Centennial Park, and when he returned home, he made the official switch to the news. Steve likes to write and cook. He’s also authored a novel and a cookbook, as well as an e-book about writing and his career in television news.

He claims to be able to play the piano and guitar well enough to amuse himself, but not good enough to put anyone else through it. Since 1996, when he shifted from athletics to journalism after covering the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Garagiola has been bringing material to Metro-Detroit residents as a feature writer and news presenter.

“After the bomb went off in Centennial Park, we did 14 hours of live shots back to Detroit. Steve Garagiola was the anchor of his own daily sports show on PASS Sports, Michigan’s cable sports network, before joining Local 4. Between 1980 to 1989, he worked as a sports reporter for KTSP-TV in Phoenix and WXYZ-TV in Detroit.

Steve Garagiola Retirement

Garagiola retired from WDIV-TV after being at the station for 25 years, he retired in December 2021.

Steve Garagiola Age

Garagiola was born in St. Louis, and grew up in New York. He likes to keep his personal life private and hence has not yet disclosed the year and month he was born. It is therefore not known when he celebrates his birthday. He might be in his 40s.

Steve Garagiola Height

Garagiola stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches.

Steve Garagiola Family

Garagiola’s father, Joe, was a regular on NBC for many years (Today Show and Baseball Game of the Week). Audrie Garagiola, his mother, did play the organ for the Cardinals at Busch Stadium, which he says was “quite fantastic.” He has two siblings, the identities of whom are unknown. On March 23, 2016, his father passed away at the age of 90. The D-backs said that a funeral service will be placed in Garagiola’s hometown of St. Louis and that a local tribute will be held in Arizona at a later date.

Steve Garagiola Wife

Garagiola is very private about his personal life therefore it is not known if he is in any relationship. There are also no rumors of him being in any past relationship with anyone.

Steve Garagiola Net Worth

Garagiola has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through being a journalist.

Steve Garagiola Salary

Garagiola earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 – $ 110,500.

Steve Garagiola Local 4

Garagiola worked at Local 4 where he worked alongside other famous Local 4 anchors, reporters, meteorologists, and sports anchors including;

1. Jamie Edmonds
2. Bernie Smilovitz
3. Paul Gross
4. Andrew Humphrey
5. Brandon Roux
6. Ben Bailey
7. Grant Hermes
8. Priya Mann
9. Sandra Ali
10. Jason Colthorp
11. Karen Drew
12. Evrod Cassimy

The table below answers some of the frequently asked questions about Garagiola.