MICHELE Steele has announced she is leaving ESPN.
After 14 years with the network, Steele released a statement on social media to reveal her departure.
Michele Steele is leaving her role at ESPN[/caption]
Steele worked on SportsCenter and other ESPN projects for 14 years[/caption]
The 46-year-old work on SportsCenter and covered assignments in Bristol, Boston, and Chicago.
After joining the network in 2011, her final day will be on August 1.
“I’m turning the page,” Steele wrote on 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.
“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.
“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.
“ESPN has some of the best storytellers, producers and editors around, and I’m thankful to have learned so much.”
Steele previously served as a sports reporter for Bloomberg and as a contributor on Fox.
She hasn’t announced what her next move will be after leaving ESPN.
It is also unclear as to why Steele left ESPN.
“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,” she said.
“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 has not announced her future plans after leaving ESPN[/caption]
“Up next: Looking forward to building and growing…if you’re at AAJA in Seattle this month, let’s connect… watch this space.”
Steele was recognized by ESPN in its “Volunteer of the Year” awards for her work with the Special Olympics.
She is a member of the Asian American Journalists Association.
Earlier this year she was named president of that associations Sports Task Force where she “leads efforts to grow the sports media landscape, foster collaboration and representation, and engage broader audiences.”
