FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, July 26th, 2016

CSN MID-ATLANTIC NAMES TARIK EL-BASHIR CAPITALS INSIDER, J.P. FINLAY REDSKINS INSIDER

BETHESDA, Md. – July 26, 2016 – CSN Mid-Atlantic announced today that Tarik El-Bashir has been named Capitals Insider and that J.P. Finlay will now serve as Redskins Insider. The longtime CSN contributors have significant experience covering their new assignments.

In their new roles, El-Bashir and Finlay will lead coverage of the Washington Capitals and Washington Redskins, respectively, for CSN’s online, mobile and social media platforms, including CSNmidatlantic.com. The veteran reporters will also contribute regularly to the CSN’s television news, analysis and feature programming, including its live gameday coverage.

El-Bashir, who has covered the Redskins since joining CSN in 2012, served as the Capitals beat writer for The Washington Post from 2005 to 2010. He continued to provide Capitals commentary and analysis to The Post from 2010 to 2012 while covering other assignments for the newspaper. The Washington-area native also previously covered the New York Islanders as a New York Times reporter for two seasons. Overall, El-Bashir has nearly 20 years of experience covering high school, college and professional sports.

Finlay has contributed as a reporter to CSN’s multiplatform coverage of the Redskins for four years while serving as a digital media manager and producer. Prior to joining CSN, where he most recently held the position of manager of content integration, the Washington-area native covered the Redskins for SB Nation and the Washingtonian. Finlay also served as a reporter for Roll Call and SNL Financial before being named a CSN digital media producer in 2012.

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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, ACC and CAA. CSN Mid-Atlantic – the leading multiplatform sports media organization serving the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia – delivers more than 400 live events per year, along with Emmy Award-winning news, analysis and entertainment programming, to more than 4.5 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.

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