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Wednesday, October 25th, 2017

NBCUNIVERSAL CELEBRATES 100 DAYS UNTIL THE WINTER OLYMPICS WITH COMPANY-WIDE PROMOTION ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1

Mike Tirico to Report Live from PyeongChang

Company-Wide Primetime Promotional “Road Block” to Run Across More Than a Dozen NBCU TV Networks

TODAY, NBC Nightly News, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, The Dan Patrick Show, CNBC, MSNBC, NBC Local Stations, NBC Sports Regional Networks, and NBC Sports Radio to Contribute Olympic Editorial Coverage

Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA Presents The 100 Days Out Special on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET

STAMFORD, Conn. – October 25, 2017 – On Wednesday, November 1, NBCUniversal will celebrate 100 days until the start of the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics with a company-wide celebration that will utilize its unprecedented collection of broadcast, cable, affiliate, regional, digital, social, radio, and theme park assets.

Mike Tirico, who will serve as NBC Olympics’ primetime host for the first time this winter, will be in PyeongChang, South Korea, on Wednesday to join numerous NBCU programs, including TODAY, NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, and NBCSN’s The Dan Patrick Show. NBC’s 239 nationwide local stations and the NBC Sports Regional Networks will also utilize Tirico-interview content. Team USA Olympic hopefuls will make appearances on NBC’s Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, NBCSN’s The Dan Patrick Show, CNBC’s Closing Bell, MSNBC, and New York Live.

NBCU will once again implement a primetime promotional “road block” across more than a dozen NBCU broadcast and cable networks. Each of the networks will run an Olympic promotional spot within the 8 p.m. hour. The daylong celebration will also permeate NBCU’s 50-plus websites; Universal Parks & Resorts in Hollywood, Calif., and Orlando, Fla.; and The Shop at NBC Studios in Rockefeller Plaza.

“With the temperature dropping and winter on the horizon, the 100 Days celebration is the perfect time to amplify our Olympic engagement plan,” said Jenny Storms, CMO, NBC Sports Group. “No company can match the promotional power of NBCUniversal, and we are maximizing those unprecedented assets more than ever before. The 100 Days celebration will thrust our already robust campaign into its next phase, building momentum right up until February 8, the first night of our primetime coverage.”

NBCU is also collaborating with the U.S. Olympic Committee on its extensive 100-day celebration efforts. More than 50 Team USA athletes will take part in an Olympic Festival in Times Square, as the Team USA WinterFest presented by HERSHEY’S converges on New York City on Wednesday. Athletes will participate in a press conference, autograph sessions, sport demonstrations, and on-stage interviews between 1-8 p.m. ET. NBC News Channel will be on site all day to capture content for NBC’s 239 local stations. The event is free and open to the public between 3-8 p.m. ET. Media interested in attending can visit www.TeamUSA.org/100DaysMedia for credential registration.

In addition, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will present The 100 Days Out Special on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET. The hour-long special, hosted by NBC’s Jimmy Roberts and Carolyn Manno, will feature highlights and interviews from the celebration, and include live musical performances by Grammy Award-winning artist Darius Rucker and America’s Got Talent season 11 winner Grace VanderWaal.

Throughout the day and in the weeks and months leading up to the Games, NBCU and the USOC will jointly use the hashtag #WinterOlympics across their respective platforms.

Following are additional highlights of NBCUniversal’s 100-day celebration:

TODAY: The popular morning news program will celebrate by transforming the plaza into a ski slope. The celebration will also feature a parade of dozens of Olympians, including two-time Olympic medal skier Lindsey Vonn, and three-time U.S. champion and 2016 world silver medalist Ashley Wagner. Wagner will give a special performance on the newly decorated iconic Rink at Rockefeller Center that will feature the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics logo. This marks the first time the rink has featured an Olympic logo.

NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt: Mike Tirico will report from PyeongChang, providing a preview of the top Team USA Olympians to watch. NBC Olympics will also partner with NBCNightlyNews.com to highlight winter Olympians such as figure skating siblings Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani, Nordic combined skier Bryan Fletcher, and Paralympic snowboarder Amy Purdy.

NBC Sports Regional Networks: NBC Olympics is providing the regional networks with taped elements featuring Olympic athletes. The regional networks are also being sent numerous promotional materials, including “Go Team USA” hats that can be used for the 100-day celebration, and in the lead up to the Games.

NBCOlympics.com: The refreshed site will pivot to its pre-Games iteration by providing PyeongChang 2018 previews and updates as Team USA takes shape; the most up-to-date Olympic news; dedicated sections on each of the 15 Olympic-winter sports; look-back videos from Sochi 2014; original video profiles of select athletes; and much more. The site now features a responsive design that improves the user experience across multiple devices.

NBCUniversal Social Media: Numerous NBCUniversal social media accounts will spread 100 Days Out messages across the most popular destinations, including Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, and many more. Efforts will include a 9 a.m. ET social media “road block” across numerous NBCU accounts, the consistent use of the hashtag #WinterOlympics, and the incorporation of content featuring Olympic hopefuls and legends.

NBC Sports Radio: With more than 400 stations, the radio network will produce editorial content throughout its portfolio of programs on Wednesday, including Olympic athlete interviews. It will also use its social media platforms to drive Olympic awareness on the 100-day celebration.

NBCUniversal’s primetime coverage of the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics begins Thursday, February 8.

About NBC Olympics

A division of NBC Sports Group, NBC Olympics is responsible for producing, programming and promoting NBCUniversal’s Olympic Games coverage. It is renowned for its unsurpassed Olympic heritage, award-winning production, and ability to aggregate the largest audiences in U.S. television history. NBCUniversal owns the U.S. media rights on all platforms to all Olympic Games through 2032.

— PYEONGCHANG 2018 —