Michele Tafoya

Michele Tafoya
Tafoya in 2021
Born1964 or 1965 (age 60–61)
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA)
University of Southern California (MA)
Occupations
  • Sportscaster
  • sideline reporter
  • political consultant
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMark Vandersall
Children2
Awards5x Sports Emmy Award winner
Sports commentary career
Genre(s)Play-by-play
Sideline reporter
Sports
EmployerNBC Sports (2011–2022)
ESPN (2000–2011)
CBS Sports (1994–1999)

Michele Tafoya (born 1964/1965) is an American reporter and retired sports broadcaster for CBS and NBC. 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.