- He discovered Peter Jennings working for a television station in Ottowa.
- During his journalism career he received many awards, including the Overseas Press Club Award for distinguished reporting of foreign news (1964), the Distinguished Public Service Award from Boston University (his alma mater), and the Distinguished Achievement of the Year Award from the University of Southern California. The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists created The John Scali Award to be given annually to reporters who display the qualities of "retraint and worthiness" that Scali displayed during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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