Chuck Swirsky

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4,437 appearances 27 recordings 1 series first heard Jan 2026 last heard 1 Sep

Chuck Swirsky’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 27 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 15.

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Rahimi & Grote Show · Bulls announcer Chuck Swirsky reflects on his 50 years in broadcasting! (Hour 4) · 1 Sep 2026 podcast

Who went to Bothell? voice-verified

Zach Levine. voice-verified

Without question, basketball. voice-verified

Uh the Sonics came in as an expansion team in nineteen sixty seven. voice-verified

And I know this hard to believe because when we think of the Sonics, we think now obviously hopefully of an expansion team returning to Seattle. voice-verified

But back then, I mean, I uh you know, I tried to name the team contest and actually I I put the name in voice-verified

You tried to name the new Seattle team. voice-verified

Yes. voice-verified

That was coming to voice-verified

Yes, they and and a lot of teams um go the fan route and say, Okay, we're looking for a nickname for a team. voice-verified

And so the team obviously we're called the Seattle Supersonics because Boeing, which is the obviously the backbone of Seattle, still is, I might add, along with the uh tech industry. voice-verified

Didn't they come here? voice-verified

Didn't Boeing come here? voice-verified

They've got offices now in Humpsville, Alabama. voice-verified

Alabama, but Seattle was the hub voice-verified

That's why voice-verified

And so there was a a a plane called the supersonic transport plane, and they called it the SST. voice-verified

And the SST with sonics, and that's how they got their name. voice-verified

And um and so I love basketball and voice-verified

a film. voice-verified

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