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Tue, Nov 10th
The Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills
Join HRTS at this special Newsmaker Luncheon featuring broadcasting legend, Vin Scully, with a Q&A led by writer, director, producer, Ron Shelton.
Entering an unprecedented 60th season broadcasting the Dodgers, Vin Scully continues to rewrite the record book of his trade each and every time he goes on the air. With awards and accolades beyond comprehension, Scully's standing as the greatest sportscaster of all-time was reaffirmed earlier this year by the American Sportscasters Association (ASA), which puts his name atop the list of the 50 greatest to ever sit behind a microphone. The Hall of Famer's 60 years of consecutive service with the Dodgers is the longest of any current sports broadcaster with one team.
The ASA also elected Scully as the top sportscaster of the 20th century in a vote by more than 500 national members of the organization in 2000, topping such broadcasting icons as Howard Cosell, Mel Allen and others. And while the latest poll by that organization put the "Voice of the Dodgers" atop the list of all-time greats, that group is not alone. In the 2005 book "Voices of Summer," Scully was named as baseball's all-time best broadcaster based on "longevity, continuity, network coverage, kudos, language, popularity, persona, voice knowledge and miscellany." Each criterion was rated from 1-10, with the perfect score being 100. Scully was the only broadcaster to reach that number.
Ron Shelton, who will lead the Q&A with Scully, is a former professional baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles’ minor league system and has written, directed and produced some of Hollywood’s most popular films in the sports genre. The 1988 Oscar-nominated screenplay, “Bull Durham,” was his directorial debut. The film garnered critical acclaim for Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins, while Shelton was honored by the Writers Guild of America (Best Original Screenplay), the New York Film Critics Circle, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the National Society of Film Critics. He then teamed up with Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes in the 1992 playground basketball comedy “White Men Can’t Jump.” In 1994 the film “Cobb,” starring Tommy Lee Jones, was Shelton’s uncompromising depiction of one of baseball’s darkest heroes. Shelton and Costner re-teamed in 1996 with the romantic gold comedy “Tin Cup.” He went on to work with Woody Harrelson, Antonio Banderas, Lolita Davidovich and Lucy Liu in the 1999 film “Play it to the Bone,” a road movie about boxing.
“Broadcasting Legend, Vin Scully” is chaired by HRTS board member Andy Friendly, President of Andy Friendly Productions.
VIP Reception opens at 11:30a.m.; lunch and panel at 12:30p.m.
Tickets: HRTS Individual Member: $105/member; Table of 10: $1,050. Live-stream tickets: $29.95.
For reservations or information on non-member tickets, please call (818)789-1182 or visit www.HRTS.org.
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Contributing sponsor for "Broadcasting Legend, Vin Scully" is Volt Workforce Solutions.
Live-streaming partners are CSG Systems, Digital Rapids, and Limelight Networks.
The 2009-2010 HRTS Newsmaker Luncheon Season is sponsored in part by PriceWaterhouseCoopers and The Lippin Group.
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