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Robert A. Ley (; born March 16, 1955) is an American 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.
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- Espn s bob ley gets frustrated with fifa presidential election
- Early life and education
- ESPN 1979present
- Personal life
- Honors
- References
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Early life and education
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.
ESPN (1979–present)
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.
During the Night of 1000 Stars, Grantland.com's Men in Blazers, Michael Davies and Rog Bennett, presented Ley with the first Men In Blazers Golden Jacket for lifetime services to American soccer. During the presentation of the Golden Blazer Jacket, the Men in Blazers showed footage of Ley's anchoring of SportsCenter and presenting highlights of the United States men's national soccer team qualifying for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. It was the first time the USMNT qualified for the FIFA World Cup since 1950.
On September 7, 2014, in recognition of ESPN's 35th anniversary as a cable network, he was honored as one of 19 "ESPN Originals", employees who have been with the network from the beginning. Chris Berman is the only other on-air personality on that list. Ley has earned 11 Emmy Awards and three CableACE Awards as cable's top Sports Informational Series for his work as the host of both Outside the Lines and SportsCenter. Over more than three decades at the network, Ley has delivered the many news stories including the Boston Marathon bombings, ESPN’s first coverage after the September 11 attacks, Magic Johnson's AIDS announcement, Pete Rose's lifetime suspension by Bart Giamatti, and the earthquake that hit San Francisco during the 1989 World Series, among many others. On June 4, 2016, Ley and Jeremy Schaap broke the news of the death of Muhammad Ali.
He has also interviewed U.S. presidents Gerald Ford, Bill Clinton, George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush.
Personal life
Ley is married with two children. He serves on the board of regents for Seton Hall University.