Eric Smith (sportscaster), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Eric Smith (sportscaster)

Canadian sportscaster

Date of Birth: 02-Apr-1975

Place of Birth: Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Profession: sports commentator, blogger

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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About Eric Smith (sportscaster)

  • Eric Smith (born 2 April 1975) is a Canadian sportscaster on Fan 590 in Toronto and Sportsnet T.V. 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 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 while Jones handled the play-by-play.
  • From 2014 onwards, Smith moved to the play-by-play role while Jones switched to colour analyst. 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) too. He used to hosts 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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