About Trustee Steele

• Year appointed: 2025
• Current term: Appointed by Governor Mike Braun June 2, 2025-June 30, 2028
• Residence: Florida

Trustee Steele is a longtime national TV broadcaster and is currently the host of The Sage Steele Show on YouTube and all podcast platforms. She earned her B.S. from IU in Sport Communication Broadcast in 1995, and went on to hold roles in producing, reporting, and anchoring in local markets in South Bend (WSBT-TV), Indianapolis (WISH-TV), and Tampa, FL (WFTS-TV), before landing similar roles at regional television networks in Tampa (Fox Sports Florida) and Washington, DC/Baltimore (Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic).

Steele was a fixture at ESPN from 2007-2023, primarily hosting the network’s flagship show, SportsCenter. Throughout the years she has hosted a variety of other shows and countless live events, including SportsCenter's coverage of the Super Bowl, The Masters, the NBA Finals, the World Series, and several other national and international sporting events. During her 16-year tenure at ESPN, Steele was also the lead host of the network's NBA coverage, hosting NBA Countdown on ESPN & ABC from 2013-2017 before returning to her SportsCenter roots. She has also hosted a variety of other events, including the Scripps National Spelling Bee, the Miss America Pageant on ABC, the Tournament of Roses Parade on ABC, and others.

Steele also proudly served as a member of the board of directors for the Boys & Girls Club of America, as well as on the board of the V Foundation for Cancer Research. Most importantly, Steele is the proud mother of 3 children, ages 19, 21, and 23.