Welcome To Kathryn Tappen.com

Kathryn Tappen knew her career aspiration at an early age: in her 8th grade yearbook profile she listed “Newscaster”.

A native of Morristown, New Jersey, Kathryn grew up playing several sports for school and her town including basketball, softball, cross country and track and field. Kathryn was also an accomplished public speaking champion winning awards for her oratorical skills, including one in Spanish.

Kathryn’s love of sport and competition led her to attend Rutgers University where she was a member of the Scarlet Knights Cross Country and Track and Field teams. She is a six-time Varsity letter winner, Academic All American, Big East Academic All Star, and the former holder of the school record in the women's 3,000 meter steeplechase. Kathryn graduated with honors from the School of Communications at Rutgers University, with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Media Studies.

Kathryn began pursuing her profession through work with ABC Sports and ESPN, but her big break occurred when she entered and ultimately won the inaugural College Sports Television Walk-On Sportscaster tryouts. While at CSTV, Kathryn hosted "The One College Sports Show," "At the Buzzer", “24/7” and "First Person," and interviewed celebrities for major Hollywood films covered by CSTV.

In February 2005, Kathryn joined the Sports Team at NBC Channel 10 in Providence, Rhode Island as the weekend sports anchor and weekday sports reporter, covering high school, college, and professional teams. In 2006 Kathryn’s work was recognized with a nomination for a New England Emmy Award for Best Sports Feature or Segment for her feature on “A Day in Remembrance”. She also served as a sideline reporter for NBC Universal Sports, notably for NBC’s National Heads-Up Poker Championship in Las Vegas and hosted a nightly special covering the 2006 Winter Olympic Games. Kathryn has also been awarded with an Associated Press Award for her feature “Swim Meet”.

In August 2006, Kathryn began her current position at the New England Sports Network (NESN) in Boston as the weekend anchor and weekday reporter for SportsDesk, the network’s daily sports news, information and highlights program. Kathryn’s coverage includes the New England Patriots, Boston Red Sox, Boston Bruins, Boston Celtics as well as New England colleges and high schools.