Center for Sports Media Gala to Inaugurate Honored Robin Roberts In September, the Center for Sports Media hosted a gala at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers. This event was more than just a fundraiser — it was a way to announce the Center’s intentions to the Seton Hall community and all of our supporters. With Bob Ley ‘76 as the Center’s founder, Robin Roberts became the first journalist to be honored by the Center. The President, Provost, Deans, Regents and Trustees were invited, which received prominent coverage by news media. Students were invited to cover the event, and others served as ambassadors to the community.
2 | SETON HALL UNIVERSIT Y
The gala served as a way to announce the Center’s intentions and make a statement about the principles and ethics we look to uphold as an engaged part of the Seton Hall community.
Premier Programming WNBA player Elizabeth Williams anchored a panel with TJ Quinn and Bob Ley about the detainment of Brittney Griner in Russia and other WNBA issues. Billie Jean King and Ilana Kloss were featured in “Equity, Influence and the Next Generation,” which highlighted the tennis stars’ long push for economic equity in women’s sports. Few people have witnessed this history in the same
