On April 26, 2008, Los Angeles Dodgers legendary broadcaster Vin Scully delivered the commencement speech at Pepperdine University and received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree, the institution’s highest honor.
Former Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, who also received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Pepperdine in 1996, was on hand to introduce Scully before he gave the speech to Seaver College, Pepperdine’s school of letters, arts and sciences.
In his address, Scully discussed a number of topics including when he first decided he wanted to be a sports announcer all the way back at the age of eight years old.