Michele Tafoya is an American sportscaster who works for NBC Sports as a sideline reporter. She also worked as a co-host with Tom Barnard on the KQRS Morning Show. Since 2011, she has worked at NBC Sports. From 2009 until 2012, she worked as a drive-time talk radio broadcaster for WCOO-AM. She’s also done freelance work for ESPN and ABC Sports.

She is highly active on Twitter, where she has around 49k followers under the handle @Michele Tafoya. She has been highly active on her social media channels, particularly Twitter, during the corona pandemic. Her Twitter account has been updated with a lot of new content. She has also been commenting on her friend’s postings on a frequent basis.

Michele Tafoya Net Worth:

Michele Tafoya, an American sportscaster, has amassed a sizable fortune since beginning her career in 1993. As of 2020, she is expected to have a net worth of $2 million and a salary of $200,000. Her net worth comprises all of her assets as well as her current earnings. Her riches allow her to live a lavish lifestyle.

What is Michele Tafoya famous for?

• Famous as an American sportscaster
• Known for being a sideline reporter for NBC Sports

Where is Michele Tafoya from?

Michele Tafoya was born in the United States on December 17, 1964, in Manhattan Beach. Michele Joan Tafoya is her given name. Her nationality is American. Her ethnicity is White, and her zodiac sign is Sagittarius.

Orlando Tafoya (father) and Wima Conley Tafoya (mother) are her parents (mother). Her father was a civil engineer and a sports fanatic. Her father was the one who sparked her interest in sports.

She was born and reared in the state of California. She used to watch sports commentary with her father when she wasn’t watching cartoons. Mira Costa High School was where she completed her education. She participated in a variety of sports during her school years.

Tafoya went on to the University of California, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in mass communications in 1988. She also graduated from the University of Southern California with a master’s degree in business administration in 1991.

She began working as a host and reporter for KFAN-AM in Minneapolis after graduating. After working for WAQS-AM in Charlotte, she became the first female commentator to call UNC-Charlotte men’s basketball games.

Michele Tafoya’s Career: Highlights

• Michele Tafoya started her professional career in 1992 by serving as a host and sideline reporter for the Midwest Sports channel.
• Then, she also worked as a sports anchor and reporter for three years at WCCO-TV in Minneapolis.
• In the year 1994, she joined CBS sports and she started hosting the channel’s anthology show “CBS Sports Spectacular” and college basketball coverage.
• Her on-air debut was at the 1994 U.S Tennis Championships.
• She also received a Gracie Award for “Outstanding Achievement by an Individual On-Air TV Personality” for her commentary at WNBA games on Lifetime Television in 1997.
• In 1998, she was a reporter for the network’s coverage of the NFL and 1998 National Championship Orange Bowl.
• After five years with the CBS network, she left the network in 1999 and went on to join ESPN and ABC Sports in January 2000.
• She started working as a sideline reporter for ESPN Monday Night Football.
• Tafoya was loaned to NBC Sports for the 2000 Sydney Olympics as a reporter for Rhythmic Gymnastics.
• She got ranked among the most likable TV sports personalities by Davie-Brown Index in 2006.
• She left ESPN at the end of the 2010-2011 NFL season.
• In the year 2011, she joined NBC sports and started working as a sideline reporter.
• She also worked as a co-host of the KQRS Morning show along with Tom Barnard from September 8, 2016.
• At present, she is the sideline reporter for NBC Sunday Night Football along with announcer, Al Michaels.

Husband:

Michele Tafoya, an American sportscaster, is married. Mark Vandershall is her husband. Vandershall is a financial advisor from the United States. They met for the first time in 1993. On May 30, 2000, the pair married. Tyler, the couple’s son, was born in 2005 after four miscarriages.

In 2009, the couple welcomed Olivia into their family. Toyla is currently living happily with her family in Edina, Minnesota. In 2007, she told WCCO TV, “I was a really weak youngster who even struggled with an eating condition.”

Height:

Michele Tafoya, who is 53 years old, has a well-kept body. Her complexion is fair, and she has brown hair and brown eyes. She is 5ft 9 inches tall and weighs 62 kilograms. 36-25-35 inches is her body measurement. 34B is her bra cup size.