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Will TSN "get that garbage outta here" or will veteran Raptors announcer Jack Armstrong be back calling the team's games this year?
He's been associated with the franchise for almost three decades, yet with the exhibition season starting Saturday night, there's still no word if he'll be back with the TSN broadcast crew. And until there's a deal, there'll be no Armstrong on the air.
"Armstrong wants to maintain a relationship with Raptors broadcasts that stretches back to 1998; TSN understands the value one of the most recognizable voices of the team’s history provides. But until a deal is struck, that voice has been silenced and only a last-minute resolution will get Armstrong in the airwaves Saturday night."
Jack Armstrong’s TSN future in limbo as pre-season opener looms
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Jack is returning, as he himself confirmed at the start of this appearance with Jay Onrait earlier tonight.
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According to the linked Star story, it was touch and go right up to the last minute, but negotiations were continuing. Glad they were able to resolve whatever was keeping the two sides apart.
Jack Armstrong to return to Raptors broadcasts after new deal with TSN: ‘I’m back’
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Glad they sorted that one out as I enjoy Jack Armstrong calling the Raptors games, he adds some humour to it as well, which not many commentators do.