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“This is who I am, we don’t need to make a huge deal out of it but we also don’t need to pretend that it’s not a factor”…<\/em><\/p>\n

And away we went…..<\/p>\n

That quote from the Boston Globe’s<\/em> Nora Princiotti\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0set the tone for our discussion on Women in Sports at this week’s edition of the Boston University Seminar Series…At 23, Nora, perhaps, isn’t as familiar with the struggles of those women who came before her in Boston and nationwide and certainly hasn’t experienced that kind of abuse the early female pioneer reporters did….Take the time to watch this brief history produced by Sophie Becker back in 2016,\u00a0Female Sports Reporters, a History of Abuse<\/a>…<\/i>But there’s no doubt that the women covering sports today are there to stay, differences aside…<\/p>\n

Our other guest Jeanna Trotman<\/a> of NBC25 in Flint, Michigan, was an NCAA Division 2 collegiate athlete and her husband Zach is a professional athlete, currently in the Pittsburgh Penguins organization..In fairness and full disclosure she’s a graduate of the Boston University Masters program and has been on both sides of the microphone…She’s used to being the only female at an event most times, something she relishes; “I’m the only female sports director in Flint and I was the only female sports director in Rochester (MN). Just the demeanor, the way male and females ask questions can make all the difference.”<\/p>\n

Let’s be honest here…A woman is going to get noticed in a locker room…Period…Princiotti admitted to using that to her advantage on occasion; ” I just need this, just give me like two minutes, my boss is so mean , I have to do this, c’mon. Now you don’t want to do this all the time but I’ve gotten stuff that other people haven’t gotten by doing that.” She admits it’s shameless but hey, a reporter’s gotta do what a reporter’s gotta do…<\/p>\n

Athletes can be jerks, we all know that…They have a hard time not wanting to be the best, on and off the court…And that might come in the form of intimidating a reporter…It might also come in the form of just being stupid…Right Cam Newton?…Exhibit A<\/a>…Who came off looking better in that exchange?…<\/p>\n

Last week we heard Jayson Tatum tell us “just understand we’re human too”…Well, it goes both ways…You only want to be judged (reported on) by the results…Reporters feel the same way and that doesn’t include their gender…<\/p>\n

She’s a rookie of sorts, but Trotman has made leaps in her understanding of what it takes to do the job in a major market and at a high level…She’s also not afraid to be comfortable with who she is as a person; “I’m on edge all time, you can see in my eyes that a thousand things are going through my head and i’m very anxious and staring off in space (sometimes). I think the wheels are always turning.”<\/p>\n

Princiotti and Trotman acknowledge that they carry a banner of sorts…They recognize that they are role models even at such an early age; “It’s amazing, said Trotman, i have stacks of thank you letters. they (the letters) are so genuine, they make my day.”…”I’m the youngest person in my work environment yet i do feel a sense of responsibility,\u00a0 said Princiotti. “I don’t interact on a day to day basis with a lot of people who\u00a0 are looking up to me but i notice when people are paying attention to what you’re doing and that makes me think (about what i’m doing).\u00a0 You never want to say no to anyone.”<\/p>\n

We spent much of the night talking about the process of sports journalism and in the end it all made perfect sense…Priciotti summed the night up perfectly when she told the students; “Women do have different experiences working in sports and it’s good to talk about it, healthy too.”<\/p>\n

Till next time…<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

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