FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, January 6th, 2016
TRIO OF REDSKINS SUPER BOWL-WINNING QUARTERBACKS TO APPEAR ON SPORTSTALK LIVE WITH BRIAN MITCHELL ON CSN TONIGHT AT 10 P.M.
EXTENDED EPISODE FEATURES JOE THEISMANN, DOUG WILLIAMS AND MARK RYPIEN IN FIRST JOINT TELEVISION INTERVIEW
BETHESDA, Md. – Jan. 6, 2016 – CSN Mid-Atlantic’s weeknight talk and debate program, SportsTalk Live with Brian Mitchell, will feature the first joint television appearance by all three Washington Redskins Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks, Joe Theismann, Doug Williams and Mark Rypien, tonight at 10 p.m. and 12 a.m.
The wide-ranging conversation with the three legendary Redskins is led by Mitchell – a member of the Redskins Super Bowl XXVI championship team – and co-host Rob Carlin. In addition to tonight’s special one-hour SportsTalk Live with Brian Mitchell, the exclusive content will be featured across CSN’s news and analysis programs and digital media platforms leading up to the Redskins NFC Wild Card game against Green Bay on Sunday, Jan. 10.
The topics covered during the interview include: how winning the Super Bowl changed their lives, their memories of playing for former Redskins head coach Joe Gibbs, current Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins, and the importance of the Redskins passionate fans. They also discuss Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and how the championship Redskins teams they led would fare against today’s Redskins.
Special one-hour editions of SportsTalk Live with Brian Mitchell are being presented this week to provide expanded Redskins commentary, debate and interviews at 10 p.m. tonight and Friday and 10:30 p.m. on Thursday. The shows will encore that night (12 a.m. tonight and Friday and 12:30 a.m. Thursday) and the next morning.
CSN’s extensive Redskins playoff coverage this week is highlighted by more than two hours of original news, analysis and entertainment programming each day; exclusive gameday coverage on Redskins Kickoff, Redskins Postgame Live and #RedskinsTalk; and expanded content across its digital media platforms, which are led by CSNmidatlantic.com.
All dates and times are subject to change. For complete CSN program listings, please visit CSNmidatlantic.com.
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CSN Mid-Atlantic, part of NBC Sports Regional Networks, is the official sports network of the NFL’s Washington Redskins and Baltimore Ravens, NHL’s Washington Capitals, NBA’s Washington Wizards, MLS’s D.C. United, Atlantic Coast Conference and Colonial Athletic Association. CSN Mid-Atlantic – the leading multiplatform sports media organization serving the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia – delivers more than 500 live events per year, along with Emmy Award-winning news, analysis and entertainment programming, to more than 4.7 million homes. CSN Mid-Atlantic’s digital portfolio, highlighted by CSNmidatlantic.com, is the region’s top online source for written, video and interactive sports content. Follow CSN Mid-Atlantic on Twitter at @CSNMA.
