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It was a historic night on Wednesday, as the game between the Denver Nuggets and Toronto Raptors featured the first ever all-female NBA broadcast.
Amy Audibert (host), Kate Beirness (host), Kayla Grey (sideline reporter), Meghan McPeak (play-by-play) and Kia Nurse (analyst) were the on-air talent for the monumental broadcast.
A historic broadcast crew featuring women in every on-air role will call tonight’s Raptors game on TSN. 👏
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— TSN (@TSN_Sports) March 24, 2021
Kicking the night off was Beirness, who welcomed viewers with a touching and inspirational opening.
“To all the young girls who are currently watching this broadcast we welcome you especially,” Beirness said. “I’m not calling us old, Amy [Audibert], but we’re a little bit old. And when we were die-hard basketball fans as kids we never saw this, we never saw an all-female broadcast of women that are more than capable to do their jobs in all the roles. So we welcome in everyone, but especially those young girls, and please, dream big.”
Moments later, Nurse and McPeak got the game started, calling the opening tip-off.
During the contest, when Toronto’s OG Anunoby impressively blocked Will Barton’s shot attempt, Nurse offered an ode to Raptors broadcast legend Jack Armstrong by using one of his catchphrases to break down the play.
The magnitude of the broadcast was felt by viewers as many took to Twitter to express their enjoyment.
The Raptors have never lost with an all female broadcast crew.
— Peter Mansbridge (@petermansbridge) March 25, 2021
Raptors star Kyle Lowry also commented on the historic moment during his post-game press conference.
“Let me start off by shouting out the women that did the game tonight,” Lowry said. “I heard it was unbelievable. Kayla, Kate, Amy, Meghan and Kia, I heard you guys did great, I want to shout those beautiful ladies out. That’s a huge step in our league, our organization, that’s awesome for tonight and maybe they brought us the good luck that we needed.”
Making the night even better was Toronto’s impressive 135-111 victory over Denver, snapping the team’s nine-game losing streak. Wednesday’s game wasn’t about the win on the court, however, it was about the massive victory in the broadcast booth and studio.
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