Michele Tafoya

Michele Tafoya (born 1964/1965) is a former American sports broadcaster and advisor. She gained prominence as a reporter for NBC Sports from 2011 to 2022, primarily serving as a sideline reporter for NBC Sunday Night Football. Currently, Tafoya works as a political advisor and frequently appears on talk shows discussing American politics and culture. Tafoya is of Hispanic descent and is the daughter of Wilma (née Conley) and Orlando Tafoya. She attended Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, California, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in mass communications from the University of California, Berkeley in 1988. In 1991, she obtained a master's degree in business administration from the University of Southern California.