Vin Scully photo courtesy NBC News
The Early Sounds of Vin Scully
Original Airdates: Aug. 26-29, 2022
TVC 587.1: From 2015: Phil Gries joins Ed for a special edition of the Sounds of Lost Television featuring rarely heard audio highlights from the early years of the broadcast career of Vin Scully, the legendary voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers who was also known to national TV audiences for covering NFL Football, PGA Golf, and the NBC Baseball Game of the Week. Vin Scully passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 2 at the age of ninety-four.
Vin Scully: A Voice Like a Beethoven Symphony
Original Airdates: Aug. 26-29, 2022
TVC 587.2: From 2015: Phil Gries plays more audio from the early broadcast career of Vin Scully, circa 1955 to 1965, as part of a special edition of the Sounds of Lost Television, including a clips from the 1955 World Series, the year when the Brooklyn Dodgers won their only championship, including Scully’s call of Jackie Robinson stealing home. Also in this segment: A clip from our April 2017 conversation with actor and longtime Dodgers fan Ed Asner in which Asner talks about his love and appreciation for Vin Scully.
Vin Scully, Carl Furillo, and The Brooklyn Dodgers
Original Airdates: Aug. 26-29, 2022
TVC 587.3: From 2015: Phil Gries plays more audio from the early broadcast career of Vin Scully, circa 1955 to 1965, as part of a special edition of the Sounds of Lost Television, including a clip of Scully emceeing the pre-game festivities on Aug. 28, 1957, the night when the Brooklyn Dodgers honored Carl Furillo before a game at Ebbets Field. Vin Scully passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 2 at the age of ninety-four.
Vin Scully’s Farewell Brooklyn Dodgers Broadcast
Original Airdates: Aug. 26-29, 2022
TVC 587.4: From 2015: Phil Gries plays more audio highlights from the early broadcast career of Vin Scully as part of a special edition of the Sounds of Lost Television, including Scully’s sign-off on the last day of the 1957 baseball season, the Dodgers’ final year in Brooklyn before moving to Los Angeles. Vin Scully passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 2 at the age of ninety-four.
Vin Scully, Sandy Koufax, and Jerry Lewis
Original Airdates: Aug. 26-29, 2022
TVC 587.5: From 2015: Phil Gries plays more audio highlights from the early broadcast career of Vin Scully, including Scully’s call of the ninth inning of Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax’s perfect game on Sept. 9, 1965, plus a rarely heard celebrity softball game from November 1967 in which Scully shared the microphone with actor/comedian Jerry Lewis. Vin Scully passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 2 at the age of ninety-four.
Vin Scully: The Johnny Carson of Sports Broadcasting
Original Airdates: Aug. 26-29, 2022
TVC 587.6: A special edition of This Week in TV History in which Tony Figueroa talks to Ed about the special connection that Vin Scully had to three generations of Dodgers fans in Los Angeles. Vin Scully passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 2 at the age of ninety-four.
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