Eric Smith (born 2 April 1975) is a

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sportscaster on

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and Sportsnet TV. Smith has been working at Sportsnet and Sportsnet 590 the FAN, covering the Raptors in some capacity, for more than 20 years. He has also done work for

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sports, as their Raptors/NBA analyst, and he has appeared on

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, CBC Newsworld and more. He is the radio voice for

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radio broadcasts as well as a full-time

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radio host. Smith also serves as the host of the pre-game,

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, and

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s on the Raptors radio broadcasts. When he is not working on the radio, Smith jumps over to TV, working the sidelines and hosting the pre-game and halftime shows for the Raptors broadcasts on Sportsnet. Since 2005, Smith has worked alongside Paul Jones during the radio broadcasts. From 2005-2014, Smith served as the colour commentator while Jones handled the play-by-play. From 2014 onwards, Smith moved to the play-by-play role while Jones switched to colour analyst. On June 15, 2020, Smith and Jones became co-hosts of a new afternoon sports talk show on Sportsnet 590, ''Smith & Jones''. In addition to those duties, Smith hosts a weekly basketball show on the Fan 590, ''Hoops'', which used to be simulcast on

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. Additionally, Smith is a columnist for Sportsnet.ca. Smith currently serves as one of the tennis play by play voices for the Rogers Cup (2015-present). He used to host Blue Jays Xpress, a Sportsnet 360 TV program that followed each Toronto Blue Jays' game. In 2012, Smith was the TV play-by-play voice for men's boxing on the Canadian Olympic Broadcast, at the London Summer Games.

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External links

Sportsnet blog page''Smith & Jones'' Sportsnet page
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