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'''''The Inside Track''''' was a Canadian radio series, which formerly aired on [[CBC Radio One]]. A [[Documentary (radio)|documentary]] and [[interview]] series exploring social and cultural issues in the world of [[sports]], the program was hosted by [[Mark Lee (sportscaster)|Mark Lee]], [[Mary Hynes (broadcaster)|Mary Hynes]] and [[Robin Brown (journalist)|Robin Brown]] at different times during its run.<ref name=goodbye>"Say goodbye to The Inside Track, one of a kind". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', June 26, 2009.</ref><br />
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One of the show's most famous episodes was "The Last Closet", an hour-long special which aired on October 16, 1993. Exploring issues of [[homophobia]] in sports, the show was most noted for its interviews with two gay Canadian athletes who still felt the need to disguise their voices due to the risks of [[coming out]] while active in sports; when they both did later come out, [[Mark Leduc]] and [[Mark Tewksbury]] were revealed to have been the speakers.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/sports/leduc-remembered-as-olympic-champ-gay-role-model-1.827049 "Leduc remembered as Olympic champ, gay role model"]. [[CBC News]], July 24, 2009.</ref> Other figures interviewed in the episode included [[Ed Gallagher (American football, born 1957)|Ed Gallagher]],<ref name=outsports>[http://www.outsports.com/2011/8/4/4051640/moment-62-cbc-airs-the-last-closet Moment #62: CBC airs "The Last Closet"]. [[Outsports]], August 4, 2011.</ref> a former football player from the United States who became an anti-homophobia activist after a [[suicide attempt]] motivated by his inner conflict over his sexuality left him [[paraplegic]], and Jim Buzinski, a cofounder of the LGBT sports organization [[Outsports]].<ref name=outsports /> Outsports would later name the episode one of the 100 most important moments in LGBT sports history.<ref name=outsports/><br />
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Other episodes of the series included interviews with sports figures such as [[Wayne Gretzky]], [[Chris Bosh]] and [[Perdita Felicien]], often going beyond their sports careers to talk about issues of personal interest.<ref name=goodbye /><br />
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It was announced on March 26, 2009 that the program would be canceled at the end of the 2008-09 season.<ref name=goodbye /><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.cbc.ca/insidetrack/index.html ''The Inside Track'']<br />
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