It was a very pleasant afternoon at the White House on Tuesday, when President Obama presented Vin Scully with the nation’s highest civilian honor.
Scully, who retired last month after 67 years as the voice of the Dodgers, sat between Diana Ross and Bruce Springsteen during the ceremony. In all, Obama presented 21 recipients with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Scully was visibly moved as Obama placed the medal around his neck. The citation that accompanied the award saluted Scully for “a voice that transcended a sport and transformed a profession … he found time to teach us about life and love while chronicling routine plays and historic heroics.