Media Advisory: NBC broadcaster and retired NFL Pro Bowl running back Tiki Barber available to media prior to Sept. 29 lecture at Vanderbilt University

Tiki Barber, retired Pro Bowl running back, philanthropist and NBC correspondent, will speak at Vanderbilt University’s Langford Auditorium Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m.

He will be available to media at 6:45 p.m. in Room 214 of Light Hall, which is adjacent to Langford Auditorium.

Vanderbilt Speakers Committee, a student-run organization, is sponsoring Barber’s talk, “In Pursuit of Excellence On and Off the Field.” His success off the field has included a joint partnership of his corporation, Tiki Ventures LLC, with The Related Companies to restore and refurbish affordable housing, including more than 5,000 units across the country.

A book signing from 6 to 6:40 p.m. in the Langford Auditorium lobby will precede Barber’s lecture. Both the lecture and book signing are open to the public.

Tickets for the lecture are available at the university’s Sarratt Student Center box office or any Ticketmaster outlet. General public tickets are $10. Tickets may also be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 615-255-9600.

Tickets are free to Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff. Only one free ticket may be picked up with a Vanderbilt identification card at the Sarratt Student Center box office.

Non-Vanderbilt students with their college or university identification cards may purchase tickets for $5 at the Sarratt box office or any Ticketmaster outlet.

WHAT: Tiki Barber, retired Pro Bowl running back, philanthropist and NBC correspondent, will deliver a public lecture at Vanderbilt University. A media availability will be held prior to his lecture.

WHERE: Barber will be available to media in Light Hall, Room 214. Light Hall is adjacent to Langford Auditorium, which is the site of Barber’s lecture.

WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 29. Barber’s media availability is at 6:45 p.m. His lecture begins at 7 p.m.

Media Contact: Princine Lewis, (615) 322-NEWS
princine.l.lewis@vanderbilt.edu

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