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'''Chuck Swirsky''' (born [[January 30]], [[1954]] in [[Norfolk, Virginia]], [[United States|U.S.]]) is the radio [[play-by-play]] voice of the [[Chicago Bulls]] of the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]. He was formerly the longtime play-by-play voice of the [[Toronto Raptors]].
Born in [[Virginia]], Swirsky grew up in [[Bellevue, Washington]] and is graduate of Interlake High School (class of 1972). As of May 6, 2008, Swirsky resides in Burlington, Ontario, with his wife, three kids, and [[dog]].
==Broadcasting and career==
Swirsky was a [[sportscaster]] for [[WLUP]] in Chicago from 1980 to 1981. He was the [[Chicago Bulls]] public address [[announcer]] from 1980 to 1983. He joined [[WGN (AM)|WGN]] [[radio]] in 1981 and remained through the mid 1990s. While he was with WGN he also did [[play-by-play]] for [[DePaul University|DePaul]] games alongside former coach [[Ray Meyer]] and also did [[Chicago Bears]] pre-game and post-game coverage. He also made frequent appearances on the [[Bob Collins (American radio broadcaster)|Bob Collins]] radio show, Collins dubbing him "The Swirsk". ([[Larry Lujack]], sarcastic DJ of rival WLS radio, called Swirsky, "Chicago's answer to [[Mr. Spock]]", making fun of his prominent ears.)
Swirsky left WGN for [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]] where he did play-by-play for both Michigan basketball and football in the mid 1990s. Swirsky began his career as the play-by-play voice of the Toronto Raptors during the [[1998-99 NBA season]], first on the radio then for television beginning in 2001. On March 23, 2007, Swirsky was honored by the Raptors when they gave out 18,000 bobbleheads with his likeness.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/raptors/0607giveaways.html |title=2006-07 Game Night Giveaways |publisher=raptors.com |accessdate=2008-04-19}}</ref> He is known for his famous "Salami & Cheese" phrase, which was used to advertise Raptors game packs during the 2007-08 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/raptors/tickets/salamicheese.html |title=Chuck's Salami and Cheese Pack |publisher=raptors.com |accessdate=2008-04-10}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|41of9Sva5yY|Chuck Swirsky Commercial: "Salami and Cheese"}}</ref> Another catch phrase is "Onions, Baby, Onions." This is said when a player makes a great play, and was used to advertise [[Raptors NBA TV|Raptors NBA TV HD]].<ref>{{YouTube|U9N4Vx8W8A4|Chuck Swirsky Commercial: "Onions, Baby, Onions"}}</ref> He became a Canadian citizen on January 14, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/swirsky_011408.html |title=Going Canadian... . |date=2008-01-14 |publisher=nba.com/raptors/news/swirsky |accessdate=2008-04-10}}</ref>
On [[May 6]], [[2008]], Swirsky, the voice of the Toronto Raptors for the past decade, left the organization for personal reasons related to his family.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/422119 |title=Raptors announcer Swirsky leaving for Bulls |date=2008-05-06 |publisher=TheStar.com |accessdate-2008-05-07}}</ref>
He has agreed to carry out the radio play-by-play for the [[Chicago Bulls]]. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thestar.com/Sports/NBA/article/422345 |title=Now that's onions, baby! Swirsky done with Raps|publisher=thestar.com |accessdate=2008-05-07}}</ref>
==References==
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* {{cite web |url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/bios/chuck_swirsky/ |title=Swirsky, Chuck |publisher=Sportsnet.ca |accessdate=2008-04-10}}
==External links==
* [http://www.sportsnet.ca/bios/chuck_swirsky/ Bio from Sportsnet.ca]
* [http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/swirsky.html Chuck Checks In] (daily [[weblog]] from Chuck Swirsky on Raptors.com)
* [http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/swirsky_index.html "Chuck Checks In" archives page]
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