RAY SCOTT REDUX: RETURN OF A GOLDEN OLDIE

Ron Fimrite

September 12, 1988

When he was tapped by NBC executive producer Michael Weisman to be one of the "Golden Oldies" who will replace the network's Seoul-bound sportscasters during the early weeks of the NFL season, Ray Scott accepted the assignment as nothing more than his due. At 69, Scott, the onetime voice of the Green Bay Packers and current voice of the Arizona State Sun Devils, says, "I have reached an age where I'm beyond modesty. It's my honest opinion that right now I'm doing what I do as well or better than I ever have. Whenever I read something good about one of today's broadcasters, I find that nine times out of 10 he's being praised for doing what I've been doing on television for 36 years—and that's simply letting the picture tell the story."