Join the Conversation Across All Platforms with NBC Sports #CSNTOMBOY

In conjunction with TOMBOY, NBC Sports Regional Networks' multi-platform documentary project, six CSN markets will host symposiums with colleges in order to examine and fuel conversation around gender balance in today's evolving sports landscape. NBC Sports Regional Networks announced last week the launch of TOMBOY, the first-of-its-kind integrated initiative that aims to elevate the conversation about female participation in sports, culminating with a one-hour documentary.

Starting tomorrow, Friday, February 24, the CSNs will host symposiums featuring female executives from pro sports franchises (Chicago Bulls, Golden State Warriors, Oakland A's, San Jose Sharks, San Francisco Giants and the Philadelphia 76ers); speakers from institutes of higher learning (Harvard, UPenn, DePaul, Boston College, George Washington University, Temple and Drexel); women from top media outlets (Washington Post, Associated Press and San Francisco Chronicle); as well as the Women's Sports Foundation, a charitable, educational organization dedicated to promoting girls and women in sports and fitness.

The TOMBOY symposiums supplement the podcasts, articles, and interviews released each weekday with the world's most prominent female athletes, broadcasters and sports executives. Some of the strong female voices featured throughout the multi-platform project include former UFC Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate, who shares her views about confidence and beauty, and U.S. Ski Team Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn, who discusses living without fear.

Information on each of the symposiums is available below*:

Network	Date	Participants	College Partner
CSN Mid-Atlantic	February 24, 2017	Lisa Delpy Neirotti, George Washington University Professor (moderator) Christy Winters Scott, NBA, WNBA & College Basketball Analyst Cindy Boren, Washington Post Sports Reporter Heather McDonough, NBC4 Senior Sports Producer Rebecca Schulte, CSN Mid-Atlantic President & General Manager	George Washington University
CSN Chicago	February 27, 2017	Kelly Crull, Host/Moderator - CSN Chicago anchor Jean Lenti Ponsetto, Athletic Director, DePaul University Doug Bruno, Head women's basketball coach, DePaul University Susan Goodenow, VP Marketing & Branding for the Chicago Bulls Sofia Huerta, Forward, Chicago Red Stars Peggy Kusinski, NBC Sports Reporter	DePaul University
CSN Bay Area / CSN California	February 28, 2017	Catherine Aker, Oakland A's Director of Corporate Communications Amy Gutierrez, CSN Bay Area San Francisco Giants in-game reporter Odele Hawkins, Pac 12 Networks Senior Director of Talent & Development Gail Hunter, Golden State Warriors VP of Public Affairs & Event Management Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle sports columnist Joan Ryan, 13-time AP Sports Editor Award-winning journalist Staci Slaughter, San Francisco Giants Executive VP of Communications & Senior Advisor to the CEO Taneka Smothers, KNBR Producer & Audio Engineer Neda Tabatabaie, San Jose Sharks VP of Business Intelligence	San Francisco State University
CSN Mid-Atlantic	March 3, 2017	Jill Sorenson, CSN Mid-Atlantic Anchor & Reporter (moderator) Reagan Carey, U.S. National Women's Hockey Team General Manager, Director of USA Hockey Women's Program Natalie Randolph, D.C. Athletic Association Title IX Coordinator & Senior Women's Administrator Kelly Wolf, Octagon Vice President	National Museum of Women in the Arts
CSN New England	March 6, 2017	Trenni Kusnierek, Host/Moderator - CSN New England on-air personality Andrea Joyce, NBC Sports on-air personality Brooke Dickens, Former Harvard Women's Soccer Player Katie King Crowley, Head Coach, Boston College Women's Ice Hockey, 3-time Olympian Princell Hair, SVP & General Manager CSN New England	Suffolk University
CSN Northwest	March 6, 2017	Ann Peterson, Associated Press sportswriter Emily Menges, Portland Thorns (NWSL) defender Nadine Angerer, Portland Thorns goalkeeping coach; FIFA Women's World Cup champion 2003 & 2007; FIFA World Player of the Year 2013 Erin Hubert, CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Portland (and former EVP/COO of the Portland Trail Blazers)	McMenamins Mission Theater
CSN Philly	March 8, 2017	Deborah Antoine, Executive Director, Women's Sports Foundation Benjamin M. Braslow, Parent and Coach of 11-year-old, multi-sport athlete Brooke Braslow Tina Sloan Green, Professor Emeritus, Temple University; Hall of Fame Women's Lacrosse Coach & Co-Founder Black Women in Sport Foundation Dr. Sommer Hammoud, Rothman Institute Sports Medicine Surgeon and Director of Rothman's Female Sports Medicine Program Lara Price, Sr. Vice President, Philadelphia 76ers Dr. Ellen J. Staurowsky, Ed.D., Professor, Sport Management, Drexel University	Drexel University

*Symposium content and information are subject to change.

PREMIERE DATES:

TOMBOY will premiere in each market of the NBC Sports Regional Networks, and will encore on nationally on NBCSN. TOMBOY will also air locally on select NBC Owned Television Stations during March.

NETWORK/STATION	DATE/TIME
KXAS (Dallas)	March 5 at 11 a.m. CT
WTVJ (Miami)	March 5 at noon ET
CSN Mid-Atlantic	March 5 at 7:30 p.m. ET
SNY	March 10 at 6:30 p.m. ET
CSN New England	March 10 at 7:30 p.m. ET
CSN Bay Area	March 10 at 8 p.m. PT
KNBC (Los Angeles)	March 11 at 7 p.m. PT
CSN California	March 12 at 4 p.m. PT
KNSD (San Diego)	March 12 at 4:30 p.m. PT
CSN Northwest	March 12 at 9:30 p.m. PT
CSN Philly	March 13 at 10 p.m. ET
CSN Chicago	March 13 at 9 p.m. CT
NBC Boston	March 18 at 7 p.m. ET
NBCSN	March 30 at 3 p.m. ET

Viewers can find the latest TOMBOY news and interviews, tailored to their regional athletes, across each CSN network's website and social media handles. Join the conversation using #CSNTOMBOY, and find additional information on Twitter and Facebook using @CSNTOMBOY.

A trailer of the one-hour documentary special is available here.

ABOUT NBC SPORTS REGIONAL NETWORKS

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