Eric Smith

Who is Eric Smith?

Eric Smith is a Canadian sportscaster on Fan 590 in Toronto. He is the colour analyst for Toronto Raptors radio broadcasts as well as a full-time sports talk radio host.

Smith works alongside play-by-play announcer, Paul Jones.

Smith also serves as the host of the pre-game, half-time, and post-game shows on the Raptors radio broadcasts and he fills the role of Raptors beat reporter for the Fan 590 as well.

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.

Smith and Jones appeared together on another show on Raptors NBA TV, Double Dribble from 2004–2009

Smith has been working at the Fan 590 and covering the Raptors in some capacity for more than 10 years. He used to work for Global TV sports as well, as their Raptors/NBA analyst. He can now be seen regularly throughout Toronto, Canada, and the United States. He has appeared on CNN, NBA TV, CBC Newsworld and more.

Smith is a columnist for Sportsnet.ca. http://www.sportsnet.ca/author/eric-smith/ -- http://www.sportsnet.ca/590/the-rap/

He also hosts Blue Jays Xpress, a Sportsnet 360 TV program that follows each Toronto Blue Jays' game.