BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
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195 (Holden and Gomez)
As Amended August 1, 2016
Majority vote
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|Committee |Votes|Ayes |Noes |
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|Arts |7-0 |Chu, Obernolte, | |
| | |Hadley, Levine, Low, | |
| | |Medina, Nazarian | |
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SUMMARY: Recognizes the legendary career of Vincent Edward
"Vin" Scully. Specifically, this resolution makes the following
findings and declarations:
1)Vincent Edward "Vin" Scully was born in the Bronx, New York
City on November 29, 1927. At an early age, Vin Scully became
fascinated with football broadcasts on the radio and decided
that he wanted to become a sports announcer.
2)After serving in the United States Navy for two years, Vin
Scully began his career as a student broadcaster and
journalist at Fordham University. While at Fordham, Scully
played outfield for two seasons on Fordham's baseball team and
called baseball, basketball, and football games for the
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university's radio station.
3)Vin Scully was recruited in 1949 by Red Barber, the sports
director of the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) Radio
Network, for the network's college football coverage. In
1950, Scully joined Hall of Fame announcers Red Barber and
Connie Desmond as part of the Brooklyn Dodgers' broadcast
team, only a year after graduating from Fordham. In 1953,
Scully replaced Barber for the 1953 World Series coverage. At
the age of 25, Scully became the youngest person to broadcast
a World Series game, a record that stands to this day.
4)During the 1954 season, Vin Scully became the Brooklyn
Dodgers' principal announcer. Scully announced Dodger games
in Brooklyn until 1957. After the club moved to Los Angeles
for the 1958 season, Scully quickly became popular in southern
California.
5)In his illustrious career, Vin Scully has worked with many
accomplished broadcast partners, including Jerry Doggett, Ross
Porter, Don Drysdale, Sonny Jurgensen, Alex Hawkins, George
Allen, Jim Brown, John Madden, Hank Stram, Pat Summerall, Curt
Gowdy, Ken Venturi, Ben Wright, Brent Musburger, and Sparky
Anderson. Scully has worked for major broadcast networks,
including CBS, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), and
National Broadcasting Company (NBC), covering Major League
Baseball, the National Football League, and the Professional
Golfers' Association of America (PGA) Tour.
6)In 1982, 32 years after he first became a Dodger broadcaster,
Vin Scully reached the pinnacle of his immaculate career in
baseball when he was inducted into the Broadcaster's Wing of
the National Baseball Hall of Fame as a Ford C. Frick Award
recipient. In addition to this award, Scully has received a
Lifetime Achievement Sports Emmy Award for sportscasting as
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well as multiple other lifetime achievement awards and hall of
fame inductions relative to broadcasting and sportscasting.
7)On September 5, 2014, Bud Selig presented Vin Scully with the
Major League Baseball Commissioner's Historic Achievement
Award, which was created to recognize accomplishments and
contributions of historical significance to the game of
baseball. Scully was the 14th recipient and second non-player
to receive the award, after Rachel Robinson.
8)The California Sports Hall of Fame inducted Vin Scully in
2008. On May 11, 2009, Scully was awarded the Ambassador
Award of Excellence by the Los Angeles Sports and
Entertainment Commission. Scully has a star on the Hollywood
Walk of Fame, has the press box at Dodger Stadium named on his
behalf, served as Grand Marshal for the 2014 Tournament of
Roses Parade, and has had Elysian Park Avenue renamed to Vin
Scully Avenue in his honor.
9)Vin Scully hosted President Ronald Reagan during the 1989
Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Scully has also hosted
the charity event "Scully and Wooden, For the Kids" with
legendary University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
basketball coach John Wooden, an event that benefited the
Pediatric Cancer Programs at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA
and pediatric cancer research at Children's Hospital Los
Angeles and City of Hope. Scully has participated in multiple
events with ThinkCure, the Dodgers' charity organization that
raises funds to promote collaborative research to cure cancer.
10)Vin Scully's descriptions of baseball games have thrilled
fans for years. Scully's 67 seasons with the Dodgers is the
longest time any broadcaster has been with a single team in
professional sports history. Scully is known for his smooth
and lyrical voice, vivid and descriptive style, and ability to
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weave anecdotes between his play-by-play of the ballgame.
Scully's signature introduction to Dodger games is beloved by
Dodger fans across California: "It's time for Dodger
baseball!"
11)Vin Scully and his wife, Sandra, reside in Los Angeles.
FISCAL EFFECT: None.
COMMENTS: According to the author, "This resolution honors Vin
Scully, a living legend, as he finishes his 67 year broadcast
career. Mr. Scully has entertained generations of Los Angeles
Dodger fans and is synonymous with baseball in Los Angeles. ACR
195 recognizes Mr. Scully's many career accomplishments and
thanks him for his 67 years behind the microphone and
contributions to the lives of millions of California baseball
fans."
Analysis Prepared by:
Dana Mitchell / A.,E.,S.,T., & I.M. / (916)
319-3450
FN: 0003746
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