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After 7 years at Graham’s WDIV (Detroit) Chief Meteorologist Ben Bailey.

The odd part, Bailey says that he is going to take some time off before he starts his next career chapter. Read into that what you will?

Deadline Detroit got a quote from Bailey, "This really hasn't been a spur-of-the-moment decision for me," he told viewers. "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."

But there might be more to it.

Sources familiar with Bailey's work situation told Deadline Detroit that Bailey had differences with the NBC affiliate's workplace Covid policy, which requires the unvaccinated to wear masks. They said he's not vaccinated.

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.

Bailey announced his resignation around 1 a.m. Saturday during a late broadcast after the Olympics.

I don’t know about you, but I don’t think we are getting full transparency on this one. But, that’s just my hunch.

Bailey took over for Chuck Gaidica back in 2015