Sage Steele is today's guest on the "Success is a Choice" podcast, hosted by Jamy Bechler. Sage is one of the most popular broadcasters out there as a long-time ESPN Sportscenter anchor.

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Episode Time Stamps ...

• 1:00 - Doing events like Miss America Pageant and the Spelling Bee
• 1:44 - What her Miss America talent would be
• 2:00 - Favorite thing to Bake
• 3:50 - Hardest event to prepare for
• 6:30 - Growing up as an Army Brat
• 10:00 - Coming from a mixed family
• 12:30 - Overcoming a rough start to her broadcasting career
• 18:30 - Getting hit by a Jon Rahm golf ball
• 21:15 - Women's sports
• 25:30 - Going on Bill Maher's show
• 28:00 - What's next?
• 31:40 - Wardrobe at ESPN
• 33:20 - Professionalism during lawsuit

Sage Steele was a fixture at ESPN from 2007-2023, hosting countless big events include the Super Bowl, The Masters, The NBA Finals, the World Series. She also hosted the Scripps National Spelling Bee, the Miss America Pageant, and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve just to name a few. She is now host of the Sage Steele show.

Connect with Sage ...

• INSTAGRAM: @SageSteele
• X: @SageSteele
• FACEBOOK: @OfficialSageSteele
• WEBSITE: SageSteele.com
• YOUTUBE: / @thesagesteeleshow

Learn more about Sage's lawsuit against ESPN: https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/sage-steele-winner-beat-espn-censors-scored-victory

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Jamy Bechler is the author of nine books including "The Captain" and "The Bus Trip", host of the "Success is a Choice Podcast", professional speaker, and trains organizations on creating championship cultures. He previously spent 20 years as a college basketball coach and administrator. TheLeadershipPlaybook.com is Bechler's online program that helps athletes become better teammates and more positive leaders while strengthening a team's culture. As a certified John Maxwell leadership coach, Bechler has worked with businesses and teams, including the NBA. Follow him on Twitter at @CoachBechler. To connect with him via email or find out about his services, please contact [email protected]. You can also subscribe to his insights on success and leadership by visiting JamyBechler.com/newsletter.