Vic Rauter
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Occupation | sportscaster |
Known for | TSN, Season of Champions on TSN |
Victor "Vic" Rauter (born 1955) is a
Broadcasting career
Before joining TSN, Rauter was a sportscaster at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Toronto covering the Olympic Games. He also worked for CFTR radio in Toronto as a news and sports reader before joining the Global Television Network in Toronto for four years.
Known as “the voice of curling” in Canada, Rauter currently provides play-by-play curling commentary for the
In addition to his curling coverage for TSN, Rauter has covered
Rauter handled curling play-by-play duties for Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.[1]
Rauter's best-known catch phrases are "Make the final..." with the final score at the end of a game, and "Count 'em up—1, 2, 3, 4..." [or more] after the last stone of an end scoring three or more.
Awards
In 1999, Rauter was nominated for a Gemini Award as Canada's top sportscaster. In 2018, he was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award as Best Sports Play-by-Play Announcer.[5]
In 2006, Rauter was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "Vic Rauter". TSN.ca.
- ^ "TSN's Vic Rauter pining for the return of curling to the airwaves". Regina Leader-Post. December 18, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ "TSN's Vic Rauter has matured tremendously as the game's 'voice'". Calgary Herald. April 18, 1987. p. 78. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ "Canada ready for historic 2016 MLS Cup in Toronto". Canada Soccer. December 8, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- ^ "Vic Rauter". academy.ca. 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Vic Rauter". Canadian Curling Hall of Fame.
External links
- TSN biography of Vic Rauter
- Vic Rauter on Twitter