Kathryn Tappen net worth, personal life, career, boyfriend, biography

Kathryn Tappen is an American sportscaster who covers the National Hockey League for NBC. She works for the same network as Sheena Parveen and is a prominent name in the industry. Tappen has been in the journalism business for many years and is known for covering NHL Live and NHL Overtime.

Besides NHL games, Kathryn was also a reporter for NBC covering the Summer and Winter Olympics. She is extremely good at what she does and deservedly has gained a huge following.

KATHRYN TAPPEN: YOUTH AND EDUCATION

Kathryn Tappen was born on April 9, 1981. The New Jerseyan was born to parents Sheila M. Tappen and Richard G. Tappen. During her school years, Kathryn was an active kid who enjoyed participating in sports like basketball and softball. She also had the legs to run and was excellent on the track.

Outside of her participation in sporting events, Tappen was an incredible student. She was a smart, intelligent woman who ended up winning a scholarship to the Scarlett Knight at Rutgers University. While at the institution, Tappen steadily grew as an athlete and even managed to become a member of the track team. She had an amazing time in college where she excelled both academically and athletically. She then graduated from Rutgers Scarlett Knight University and began a career in journalism.

KATHRYN TAPPEN: CAREER

After graduating, Kathryn got a job at College Sports Television in 2003. Then she joined WJAR in Rhode Island where she was the weekly anchor and sports reporter. By this time, Tappen was starting to turn the heads of other broadcasters, and then he was offered a job with the New England Sports Network. During her time with the network, she was the main host of Boston Bruins games.

Then, in 2011, Tappen got a job at the NHL Network where she hosted one of their biggest NHL shows tonight. After spending just over 3 years, Tappen was looking for a major breakthrough, then took a job at NBC. After getting the long-awaited job, she was able to cover major sporting events like the Super Bowl which is perhaps the most watched program in America.

KATHRYN TAPPEN: PERSONAL LIFE

Looking at the personal aspects of Tappen’s life, she was previously married to NHL defenseman Jay Leach. The pair first met while Tappen was covering an NHL game and they were together from 2009 to 2015. Their wedding was an impressive ceremony held at New Castle Congregational Church.

Kathryn and Jay had no children and rumors of their divorce began to circulate after Tappen was seen without her wedding ring. After breaking up with Jay, Kathryn has been single and is not dating anyone.

KATHRYN TAPPEN: WEALTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA

Kathryn has worked in journalism for over 2 decades and is probably one of the most renowned faces in the industry. She also earns a pretty decent salary due to the career she has had. Although her exact numbers have never been made public, we can make certain assumptions and according to estimates, Kathryn has a net worth of just over $1 million.

She is also quite active on social media platforms and is famous for her looks and ethics. She goes by the handle kathryntappennbc on Instagram and has nearly 21,000 followers.