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NBA: Raptors announce Swirsky's replacement
The Toronto Raptors have announced Chuck Swirsky's replacement for the team's television broadcasts. Veteran play-by-play man Matt Devlin, who has been the voice of both the Memphis Grizzlies and Charlotte Bobcats, will call all 82 nationally televised regular-season games for the Raptors. Over his career, Devlin has proved to be a versatile announcer. In addition to working with the those ...
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Raptors end poor O’Neal’s “suffering” as Jose becomes rich and Matt Devlin gets THE job.
Arsenalist — ... The most interesting news of the day had to be the Raptors announcing that they’ve hired former Charlotte Bobcats play-by-play man Matt Devlin to replace Chuck Swirsky. Here’s a ...

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Sports Media Watch — ... , following his retirement from baseball, working for WPIX, WNYW and most recently the YES Network. Matt Devlin : The part-time TNT NBA broadcaster has been named the new voice of Toronto Raptors telecasts . Devlin, recently the play-by-play voice of the Charlotte Bobcats, will replace Chuck Swirsky . Nelly : The Grammy Award winning performer and part owner of the NBA Charlotte Bobcats ...

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