The Walder Sportscast w/ Eric Smith: 25 Years at Sportsnet 590 The Fan, Jack Armstrong Friendship, Uncle Leo Stories
Description
Host Chris Walder (@WalderSports) invites Eric Smith (@Eric__Smith), the play-by-play man for the Toronto Raptors on Sportsnet 590 The Fan and the co-host of the "Smith and Jones" podcast, onto the program.
Some of the topics the two discuss include:
- How Eric has found longevity in an industry where it's usually hard to come by
- His backup plan if broadcast media didn't work out
- Working alongside George Stroumboulopoulos
- If covering the 2019 NBA Championship was the most fun he had on the job
- His close friendship with Jack Armstrong
- The Toronto Raptors' short-term goals
- The best of Pascal Siakam
- The Raptors' inability to defeat Dwane Casey's Detroit Pistons
- The Buffalo Bills' Super Bowl aspirations
- Meeting actor Len Lesser (Seinfeld's Uncle Leo)
- His "From Brooklyn to New York" album
- His loyalty to his barber
and so much more!
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