{"id":1825170,"date":"2023-01-26T12:51:38","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T17:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1825170"},"modified":"2023-01-26T12:52:06","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T17:52:06","slug":"prageru-presents-michele-tafoya-my-freedom-to-speak-meant-more-than-my-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prageru-presents-michele-tafoya-my-freedom-to-speak-meant-more-than-my-job\/","title":{"rendered":"PragerU Presents Michele Tafoya: \u2018My Freedom To Speak Meant More Than My Job\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fprageru-presents-michele-tafoya-my-freedom-to-speak-meant-more-than-my-job%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1825170&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>Why would Emmy-winning sportscaster Michele Tafoya quit her successful television career after being awarded with Emmys? PragerU presents Tafoya\u2019s account in its latest \u201cStories of Us\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prageru.com\/video\/michele-tafoya-my-freedom-to-speak-meant-more-than-my-job\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tafoya talks about the highlights of her work in sports journalism, her struggle to start her own family and why she refuses any apology for her beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>Tafoya was one of four children who was raised in Manhattan Beach, California. She recalled watering the neighbor\u2019s plants from the age of 11 and getting a paper route two years later.<\/p>\n<p>Tafoya studied journalism at college and found a job on Charlotte&#8217;s sports talk radio before moving to ESPN. After working with the network\u2019s NBA crew, she became a sideline reporter for Monday Night Football and later moved on to NBC.<\/p>\n<p>Tafoya had several miscarriages and then gave birth to her son. The family adopted a daughter with open heart disease who was then adopted by the couple.<\/p>\n<p>Her concerns about her freedom grew as her family grew.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOutside of that world, I was paying attention to politics, to policy, to where we stood on the world stage of history. I really started reading a lot of history. And there was a lot of perspective to be gained,\u201d Tafoya said. \u201cAnd I realized I wanted to preserve the freedom and the liberty in the beauty that is America, for my kids, for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tafoya stated that she couldn&#8217;t keep silent any longer \u201cthe more divisive things\u201d Between 2016-2020, she got and grew frustrated. Despite her admiration for Sunday Night Football and NBC she knew she needed a change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew that if I said anything too controversial, it would reflect on those entities and I didn\u2019t want to do that. So if I wanted to speak I had to leave,\u201d She spoke. \u201cMy freedom to speak meant more to me than staying in that job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tafoya feels that she is the luckiest person in the world to be able to do what hers, but she believes there&#8217;s more for her. Since then, she has started her own business. <a href=\"https:\/\/salempodcastnetwork.com\/podcasts\/sideline-sanity-with-michele-tafoya?utm_source=google&#038;utm_medium=cpc&#038;utm_campaign=Michele-Tafoya&#038;gclid=CjwKCAiA5sieBhBnEiwAR9oh2nS6HEaeWidLD1fGoyVBHd4iXGDGO2nc-W-OKq79QCm_yr4w1dRsqhoCy50QAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">podcast<\/a>The name of the company is \u201cSideline Sanity,\u201d She will use her voice in order to make a difference.<\/p>\n<p>The ex-sports media personality stated that she will not be \u201ccanceled\u201d They will continue to speak out. Tafoya challenged people to \u201cfind your courage and use it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not going to apologize for my values, because I\u2019ve looked at them really closely and I know they\u2019re wholesome and they\u2019re good,\u201d She spoke.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n[embedded content]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why would Emmy-award-winning sportscaster Michele Tafoya walk away from her successful television career? PragerU presents Tafoya\u2019s account in its latest \u201cStories of Us\u201d video. Tafoya discusses the highlights of working in the sports journalism industry, the struggle to start her family, and why she refuses to apologize for her values. 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