Mike Inglis is a

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sportscaster. He is the former radio

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voice of the NBA's

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. Raised in

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, Inglis is a graduate of

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. He began broadcasting in the early 1980s at CKAR in

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, providing play-by-play for the NASL's Toronto Blizzard. In 1987, he was briefly the radio play-by-play voice of the Indiana Pacers. He stayed in

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for a few more years, and served as the radio

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of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts from 1990 to 1991, alongside Bob Lamey. In 1995, he became the first radio play-by-play man in

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history, broadcasting on CFRB 1010 alongside Paul Jones. After the 1997–98 season, the Raptors' radio rights were shifted to the

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, and Inglis was subsequently hired by the

in 1998. He has was the radio voice of the Heat until his retirement on September 7, 2021.

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