Bob Ley
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Ley in March 2010
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| Born |
March 16, 1955 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Education |
Seton Hall University, (1976) B.A. Communications |
| Title | Outside the Lines host, SportsCenter anchor, soccer broadcaster |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara Ley |
| Children | 2 |
Bob Ley (/ˈliː/; born March 16, 1955) is a sports anchor and reporter for ESPN. A multiple Emmy Award-winner, he is the longest tenured on-air employee of the network, having joined ESPN just three days after the network's 1979 launch.
Ley grew up in Bloomfield, New Jersey, where he attended Bloomfield High School. He got his start in broadcasting as a sportscaster and program director at WSOU at Seton Hall University, and interned as a production staffer at WOR-AM in New York City. After graduating magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications, Ley worked several minor broadcasting jobs, including public address announcer with the New York Cosmos soccer team, before landing his first major position with ESPN just three days after the network's launch in 1979.
Ley joined ESPN on September 9, 1979, and is the longest-tenured employee currently with the network.
In 1980, Ley hosted the first televised NCAA Selection Show, though the airing would switch to CBS two years later.
Ley hosts ESPN's investigative program Outside the Lines, which he has hosted since its inception in 1990. He has hosted SportsCenter for much of his career at ESPN, and on August 9, 2004, he hosted an "old school" edition with longtime broadcasting partner Charley Steiner.
He is the primary studio host for ESPN's telecasts of major international professional soccer tournaments, including the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, the 2012 UEFA European Championship and the 2016 UEFA European Championship.
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