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Michele Tafoya

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Date of Birth: 1964 , December-17
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 5 Feet 9 Inch
Name Michele Tafoya
Birth Name Michele Tafoya Vandersall
Nationality American
Birth Place/City Manhattan Beach, California
Ethnicity Multiracial Ethnicity
Profession American Sportscaster
Hair Color Brown Dark
Face Color White
Weight in KG 71 kg
Famous for TV Personality
Married Yes
Married to Mark Vandersall (m. 2000)
Children N/A
Divorce N/A
Education University of California, Berkeley, University of Southern California
Awards Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Personality - Sports Reporter
Online Presence Wiki, Facebook, Twitter
TV Show NBC Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football, WNBA on ESPN

Quick Timeline of Michele Tafoya

1964 Born in Manhattan Beach, California
1991 Graduated from University of Southern California
1993 Became active in broadcasting
1994 Joined CBS Sports
1998 Served as the reporter of National Championship Orange Bowl
2000 Joined ABC Sports and ESPN
2009 Joined WCCO as the new evening drive time talk radio host
2000 Married to Mark Vandersall
2005 Welcomed her first child

Detail Timeline of Michele Tafoya

December 17 , 1964

Born in Manhattan Beach, California

Born as Michele Tafoya in Manhattan Beach, California, United States of America to American parents, Michele was raised in California. She is an American and is of multiracial ethnicity. She is five feet and nine inch tall and weighs 71 KG.

1991

Graduated from University of Southern California

In 1988, Michele graduated from University of California, Berkeley with a Bachelor of Arts in mass communications. She then joined University of Southern California and finally earned her Master’s degree of business administration in 1991. 

1993

Became active in broadcasting

She began her professional career from KFAN-AM as a host and reporter. She also served at WAQS-AM for few years and then she earned the title of the first female analyst to call UNC-Charlotte men's basketball games.

1994

Joined CBS Sports

After working in Midwest Sports Channel and WCCO-TV for few years, she joined CBS Sports from the end of 1994. There she worked as a reporter and host of the show, CBS Sports Spectacular. There she also covered the news about the college basketball. 

1998

Served as the reporter of National Championship Orange Bowl

She got her rise in fame after she joined CBS Sports. She made a record being the first woman to call television play-by-play of an NCAA tournament game. As a CBS reporter, she has reported National Championship Orange Bowl in 1998.

2000

Joined ABC Sports and ESPN

After spending half a decade at CBS Sports, she quit her job there in 1999and finally joined ABC Sports and ESPN with the start of 2000. In ESPN, he served as a sideline reporter of ESPN Monday Night Football. She also worked in Monday Night Football for about a year.

April 20 , 2009

Joined WCCO as the new evening drive time talk radio host

Current reporter for NBC Sports, Michele Tafoya joined WCCO-AM on 20th of April 2009. She joined them as the new evening drive time talk radio host. She began hosting this show from June and she worked there till the start of 2012.

2000

Married to Mark Vandersall

Michele Tafoya is still beautiful and attractive. Michele Tafoya is a married woman. She is married to Mark Vandersall. They got married in 2000. As a married couple, they welcomed their first child together at the end of 2005.

2005

Welcomed her first child

She became mother for the first time in her life in 2005 and at that time she was forty. After being the mother of her first child at the end of 2005, she revealed that she suffered four miscarriages. She also adopted a baby girl in 2007.

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In 2000, Michele got married to Mark Vandersall. At the end of 2005, she welcomed her first child.

In 1988, Michele graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a Bachelor of Arts in mass communications. She then joined the University of Southern California and finally earned her Master’s degree in 1991. She began her professional career at KFAN-AM as a host and reporter. She also served at WAQS-AM for a few years and then she earned the title of the first female analyst to call UNC-Charlotte men's basketball games. She began serving as the reporter and host of CBS Sports Spectacular in 1994.

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