Baseball is the oldest, major professional sport in United States, and has been called "America's Pastime." has been in existence since the late 19th , and one of its most legendary teams is Los Angeles Dodgers. The franchise goes back to mid-1880s when it was known by several names it became the Dodgers. The Dodgers played much its history in Brooklyn, New York before moving Los Angeles in 1957. Since 1958, baseball fans Los Angeles have had the pleasure of hearing games as broadcast by the great Vin Scully.

began his career broadcasting Dodgers games while still New York alongside another legendary broadcaster Red Barber. has been the voice of the team since , and holds the record of 65 years broadcasting a single team in professional sports history.

He born in the Bronx, New York on November , 1927, and wanted to become a radio broadcaster listening to football games in his hometown. He two years in the United States Navy before into Fordham University majoring in journalism and broadcasting. was hired by Barber, who served as mentor the new broadcaster. Barber gave Scully some advice he has followed throughout his career. Barber said become a successful broadcaster, you cannot be a , which is an announcer who roots for the he works for. He also told him to his opinions out of his broadcasts, and to be objective. Scully is all that.

The qualities learned from Barber have served Scully well. He a narrative style that puts his audience at . He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of in 1982, and continues to broadcast all Dodgers games. He is a true Los Angeles icon.