Sage Steel announced that she had at last found her life partner in an Instagram post and also tagged her boyfriend and to be husband Dave Barbuto in the post.
Sage Steele, a journalist, recently got engaged. On the beaches of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the 52-year-old former ESPN broadcaster received a proposal from her fiance Dave Barbuto. Prior to joining Asurion in 2006, Dave Barbuto held executive positions in customer solutions, product management, and technology.
Who is Dave Barbuto, boyfriend and to be husband of ex-ESPN anchor Sage Steele, bio, age, college, job, Instagram and net worth
The announcement of Sage Steele’s engagement follows a contentious year for her. During her time at ESPN, Steele was occasionally the focus of controversy. She was removed from air after a series of incidents in 2021 and later sued the network.
According to the New York Post, she quit ESPN in 2023 after another settlement was struck, claiming she wanted greater freedom to express her First Amendment rights.
Since leaving ESPN, Steele has remained involved in politics and the media. She recently joined Bill Maher’s Club Random Studios network as the inaugural podcast host, and she hosts The Sage Steele Show on YouTube.
Dave Barbuto is the CEO of uBreakiFix by Asurion, an American electronics repair and retail company with more than 780 sites in the US and Canada. Dave graduated from Creighton University with a bachelor’s degree.
Dave Barbuto has been with Asurion since 2006 and has held prior leadership roles in Technology, Product Management and Customer Solutions and in April of 2021, Dave assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer for Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions™ where he leads the Asurion repair & retail operation that spans over 780 stores (and growing) across the U.S and Canada. Prior to his time at Asurion, Dave who is aged between 50-60 years served for eight years as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army and worked in operations management at the CSX railroad company.
Nashville-based Asurion is a tech care company that provides insurance, installation, repair, replacement and support for a wide range of technology.
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He took on the position in April 2021 and is in charge of managing the business’s operations, corporate teams, and franchise relationships. In 1998, Dave Barbuto earned his degree from Creighton University.
In 2009, Justin Wetherill, the company’s creator and CEO, opened a single uBreakiFix store in Orlando. Dave Barbuto took over two years after Asurion purchased it in 2019. Currently, uBreakiFix has partnerships with big businesses like Samsung, Amazon, and Microsoft.
Barbuto started his career outside of the business sector. He was an infantry officer in the United States Army for eight years. Prior to pursuing a career in IT services, he worked in operations management for CSX, a major railroad corporation, after returning from duty.
According to the Financial Technology Report, Dave Barbuto talked about leadership qualities and training exercises that went haywire on a podcast in 2024. While Dave’s net worth isn’t known, his age 52 to be wife Sage is currently worth $1.5 million.
Sage was was previously married to Jonathan Bailey from 1999-2019. Their first daughter, Quinn, was born on May 23, 2002 and two years later, they welcomed their son, Nicholas.