Michele Tafoya

Michele Tafoya
Tafoya in 2021
Born	1964 or 1965 (age 59–60)[1]
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley (BA) University of Southern California (MA)
Occupations	Sportscaster sideline reporter political consultant
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Mark Vandersall
Children	2
Awards	5x Sports Emmy Award winner
Sports commentary career
Genre(s)	Play-by-play Sideline reporter
Sports	Football Tennis Basketball
Employer	NBC Sports (2011–2022) ESPN (2000–2011) CBS Sports (1994–1999)

Michele Tafoya (born 1964/1965)^[1] is an American reporter and retired sports broadcaster. Most notably, from 2011 to 2022, she worked primarily as a sideline reporter for NBC Sunday Night Football. Over the course of her career, she covered the National Football League, the Olympics, and professional basketball. Since Tafoya's departure from sportscasting, she has worked as a conservative political consultant and makes television appearances to discuss the state of American politics and culture.