Michele Steele

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Michele Steele
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Born (1978-10-02) October 2, 1978 (age 43)
EducationUniversity of Illinois
OccupationESPN
TitleSportsCenter anchor and reporter

Michele Steele (born October 2, 1978) [1] is an American television anchor and reporter for ESPN.

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Early years

She attended the University of Illinois, where she earned a bachelor's degree in economics and Columbia University, where she earned a master's degree in journalism. [2] [3]

Career

She was a daily contributor for Forbes on Fox along with being the senior reporter for Forbes' video on-demand service. [3] She was hired as the only sports reporter for the Bloomberg Television Network. [3] On December 2, 2011, it was announced that she was leaving Bloomberg to join ESPN, where she has been since. [4] At ESPN, she is a cross-platform anchor and reporter, primarily doing live remote reports for most major sports. [2]

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References

  1. "Steele".
  2. 1 2 "Bio".
  3. 1 2 3 "Steele's Website". michelesteelenow.com.
  4. "Bloomberg TV's Michele Steele Joining ESPN". mediabistro.com. Retrieved December 2, 2011.