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Chuck Swirsky on the Vince Carter era & the toughest broadcast of his career
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Will sits down with legendary Raptors announcer Chuck Swirsky to discuss being honored for the team’s 30th-anniversary season, his early days with the franchise, and his first impressions of Jack Armstrong. Chuck also shares why calling Vince Carter’s first game in Toronto as a New Jersey Net was the toughest broadcast of his career, along with other Raptors memories from the past three decades.
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