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Jill Jelnick
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Sports Director, WZTV-TV (Nashville, TN)
Nashville
Beats
SoccerNBA Sports
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By Jill Jelnick Verified| Yahoo Verified When I was growing up, girls’ basketball was not cool. I was bullied in the third grade for playing hoops with the boys at recess: the boys hated me because I was good, and the girls hated me because I played with the boys. It was a lose-lose. Fortunately, those gender constructs didn’t keep me from playing basketball through high school and becoming a sports journalist.
By Jill Jelnick Verified| The Tennessean Verified The visibility of women’s basketball over the last several years has helped launch this new wave for the sport. And Nashville is trying to ride that wave. Show Caption Hide Caption Bid launched to bring Tennessee Summitt WNBA team to NashvilleFormer Gov. Bill Haslam is part of a star-powered bid to bring a team named after Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt to Tennessee. When I was growing up, girls’ basketball was not cool.
By Jill Jelnick Verified| Yahoo Verified When I was growing up, girls’ basketball was not cool. I was bullied in the third grade for playing hoops with the boys at recess: the boys hated me because I was good, and the girls hated me because I played with the boys. It was a lose-lose. Fortunately, those gender constructs didn’t keep me from playing basketball through high school and becoming a sports journalist.
Company Info
WZTV-TV (Nashville, TN)
Nashville, United States