Outside the Lines

Hosted by veteran journalist Bob Ley, Outside the Lines investigates trends and topics ranging from sports teams\' hazing to the overseas labor practices of U.S. sneaker companies.

With Ley as host, the original monthly Outside the Lines series captured 10 Sports Emmy Awards for Sports Journalism and three CableACE Awards for Sports Information Series. SportsCenter has received six Sports Emmys and two CableACE Awards. Ley has also hosted two ESPN Town Meetings, including Race & Sports: Running in Place?, a live national television discussion on the issue of race in sports by panelists that included President Bill Clinton. Ley\'s efforts earned him Northeastern\'s 1995 Excellence in Sports Journalism Award from the University\'s Center for the Study of Sport in Society, together with the University\'s School of Journalism.