Michele Steele and ESPN are parting methods.
Steele has been a frequent face for the community since 2011, but she announced Thursday that she is in her closing two weeks with ESPN.
“I’m turning the page,” Steele posted to her X. “After a 14-year journey at ESPN, spanning assignments in Bristol, Boston, and Chicago, this chapter as a bureau reporter concludes on Aug. 1.”
Steele joined ESPN after being an anchor for Bloomberg Television and the community’s first full-time sports activities reporter.
I’m turning the web page…
After a 14-year journey at ESPN, spanning assignments in Bristol, Boston, and Chicago, this chapter as a bureau reporter concludes on Aug. 1.
My Day 1 project in the Boston bureau was the day Aaron Hernandez was arrested – fulfilling my dad’s… pic.twitter.com/VHx00UF2f8
— Michele Steele (@MicheleSteele) July 17, 2025
Michele Steele spent 14 years at ESPN. X / @MicheleSteele
In her 14 years, she has made appearances for “SportsCenter,” “NFL Live,” “Outside the Lines” and ESPN’s digital platforms across the quite a few cities that she talked about in her farewell message.
“My Day 1 assignment in the Boston bureau was the day Aaron Hernandez was arrested – fulfilling my dad’s prophecy that you really will be surprised what you wind up doing in life,” Steele wrote. “Great times with great people covering Monday Night Football on SportsCenter, the women’s hoops juggernaut, the National Spelling Bee and the Warrior Games, which I loved so much because of my family’s military connection. Along the way, there was a heavy dose of SportsCenter anchoring and a little podcasting, too.”
While it’s unclear what has led to the break up, the 46-year-old had type phrases for the community.
Michele Steele announced she is leaving ESPN. X / @MicheleSteele
“ESPN has some of the best storytellers, producers and editors around,” she wrote. “I’m thankful to have learned so much.”
It’s unclear what’s next for Steele in her profession.
“Recently, I shared advice on a friend’s podcast for those entering the industry: ‘walk through open doors.’ Don’t be too rigid about your career, open yourself to possibilities,” Steele continued. “It’s that approach that got me from reporting on Wall Street to the anchor chair in Bristol and front and center at championship games. Now, I’m taking my own advice.”
Steele is a member of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA), where she is president of the affiliation’s sports activities activity drive.
Michele Steele said she will be performed on Aug. 1. X / @MicheleSteele
“Up next: Looking forward to building and growing…if you’re at AAJA in Seattle this month, let’s connect… watch this space,” she concluded her message.
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