Eric Smith (born 2 April 1975) is a
Canadian sportscaster on
Fan 590 in
Toronto 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
Global TV sports, as their Raptors/NBA analyst, and he has appeared on
CNN,
NBA TV,
CBC Newsworld
CBC News Network (formerly CBC Newsworld) is a Canadian English-language specialty news channel owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). It broadcasts into over 10 million homes in Canada. As Canada's first all-news channel, it is th ...
and more. He is the
radio voice for
Toronto Raptors radio broadcasts as well as a full-time
sports talk radio host.
Smith also serves as the host of the
pre-game,
half-time, and
post-game shows 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
A color commentator or expert commentator is a sports commentator who assists the main (play-by-play) commentator, typically by filling in when play is not in progress. The phrase "colour commentator" is primarily used in Canadian English and the ...
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
NBA TV Canada. 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.
References
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External links
Sportsnet blog page''Smith & Jones'' Sportsnet page
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1975 births
Living people
Boxing commentators
Canadian bloggers
Canadian radio reporters and correspondents
Canadian radio sportscasters
Canadian sports talk radio hosts
Canadian television sportscasters
Humber College alumni
Olympic Games broadcasters
Toronto Raptors announcers