Bob Ley

Bob Ley (born March 16, 1955) is a sportscaster for ESPN. He, along with Chris Berman, is one of only two original SportsCenter anchors still with the network.

Biography
Ley grew up in Bloomfield, New Jersey, where he attended Bloomfield High School. He got his start in broadcasting at WSOU at Seton Hall University. 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 the ESPN in 1979.

In 1980, Bob Ley hosted the first televised NCAA Selection Show, though the airing would switch to CBS two years later.

Ley is famous for breaking the banishment of Pete Rose from Major League Baseball for life in 1989. He also anchored, along with Trey Wingo, the lone SportsCenter on September 11, 2001, to announce there would be no games for at least one week.

Ley currently hosts ESPN's investigative program Outside the Lines. He did host SportsCenter for much of his career at ESPN, returning on August 9, 2004 to host an "old school" edition with longtime partner Charley Steiner.

He is the primary studio host for ESPN's telecasts of major international professional soccer tournaments such as the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, and the 2012 UEFA European Championship.

Ley currently serves on the Board of Regents for Seton Hall University.

Honors

 * 1987 - Bloomfield High School Athletic Hall of Fame
 * 1995 - Northeastern University Center for Study of Sport and Society and School of Journalism Excellence in Sports Journalism Award
 * WSOU-FM Hall of Fame Member
 * Eight Sports Emmy Awards for Sports Journalism
 * Three CableACE Awards for Sports Information Series
 * Four CableACE Awards (with Suburban Cablevision, East Orange, New Jersey)
 * 2008 - Commencement Speaker for the University of Hartford (West Hartford, CT)