Michele Tafoya Bio, Affair, Married, Ethnicity, Height, Net Worth

Michele Tafoya: Biography in Details

Who is Michele Tafoya?

Michele Tafoya is a well-known face of the sports broadcasting world. Michele is an American sportscaster, Michele Tafoya is widely recognized for her association with ‘NBC Sports’ as a sideline reporter.

Age, Parents, Siblings, Family, Ethnicity, Nationality

Michele Tafoya was born on December 17, 1964, in Manhattan Beach, California, US. As of 2022, she is 57years old. She holds an American nationality.

Her star sign is  Sagittarius and belongs to a Multicultural ethnical background.

Caption: Michele Tafoya and her husband Mark (Source: Gossip Gist)

Her birth name is Michele Tafoya Vandersall. Her father’s name is Orlando Tafoya and was a huge fan of the San Francisco 49ers.

She enjoyed watching matches with her father during her childhood. She wanted to be a boy when she was young because she thought she could play football if she were a boy.

In which school did Michele Tafoya attend?

Regarding her education, Michele Tafoya completed her bachelor’s degree from ‘The University of California’ in 1988 majoring in mass communications.

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After three years of completion of her bachelor’s degree, she earned a master’s degree from ‘The University of Southern California’ where she majored in business administration in 1991.

Michele Tafoya: Professional Life and Career

Michele Tafoya began her journalism career by first working as a host and reporter for KFAN-AM in Minneapolis.

Preliminarily she worked for Minnesota Vikings and University Women’s basketball broadcasts. She then began working in Charlotte for WAQS-AM.

While in Charlotte, Tafoya used the name Mickey Conley to address herself. Then she used the name Mickey Conley to address herself. Then she became the first woman analyst to call UNC-Charlotte men’s basketball games.

Michele Tafoya then began serving reporter as well as a play-by-play commentator for Women’s Big Ten basketball and volleyball for the Midwest Sports Channel. She worked for WCCO-TV as a sports anchor and reporter.

Then in September 1994, Tafoya began working as a reporter and host for the CBS television network’s CBS Sports Spectacular which is an anthology show and also college basketball coverage.

It did not end there, a Michele Tafoya also worked as a host of AT The Half and as an exclusive reporter for college football games.

Tafoya made her on-air debut at the 1994 U.S. Open Tennis Championship. Two years later she went on to create magic at CBS Network when she became the first woman to call television play-by-play of an NCAA tournament game.

Gracie Awards for “Outstanding Achievements by an Individual ON-Air TV Personality” was given to Tafoya in 1997 for her excellent play-by-play calling of WNBA games on Lifetime Television.

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While still with the network she worked as a reporter for the coverage of NFL College Football together with the 1998 National Championship Orange Bowl. She was also the night co-host of the 1998 Nagano Olympics in Nagano.

Michele Tafoya has hosted various shows including CBS NCAA  Tournament Selection coverage show, Goodwill Games, and US Open Tennis Championship Coverage.

In 2000, Michele became associated with ABC Sports and ESPN. Her career went on to the top while working for ‘ ABC Sports and ESPN. She has also worked as a sideline reporter for ESPN’s show “Monday Night Football”. In 2009, she was hired as radio show host of ‘WCCO-AM”.

She served as a radio host for three years. In 2011, she was appointed as a new sideline reporter for NBC’S ‘Sunday Night Football. Michele is serving as the sideline reporter for ‘NCB Sunday Night Football.

Michele has received her first  ‘Emmy Award’ in the category of Outstanding Sports Personality-Sports reporter. After two years of that in 2014, she was again awarded the same  ‘Emmy Awards.

Throughout her Journalism career, Michele has been successful to earn recognition. She has garnered a large number of fans who can follow her recent news and updates on her Twitter account.

NBC announced in a press statement on January 11, 2022, that Tafoya would leave the network after Super Bowl LVI to seek other possibilities.

Michele Tafoya: Salary and Net Worth($2 m)

The renowned sportscaster Michele Tafoya has accumulated a total net worth amount of $2 million dollars as of 2022.

Michele Tafoya: Rumors and Controversy/Scandal

Currently, there are no rumors regarding his personal and professional life.

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It seems Michele Tafoya is doing his best job without harming others and has been a straight person in his life, for which he has not been in any controversy yet.

How tall is Michele Tafoya?

Michele Tafoya has a height of 5 feet 6 inches and weighs 61 kg. Her body measurements are 36-25-35 inches and her bra size is 32B.

She has golden brown hair color and brown eye color. Her dress size and shoe size are unknown.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.

Michele Tafoya is active on social media.

Michele Tafoya has over 25K followers on her Facebook account and over 10K followers on her Twitter account. She has 1.8k followers on her Instagram account.

Michele Tafoya’s Anniversary Dates

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Michele Tafoya’s Birthday Dates

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