famous "Salami & Cheese" phrase, which was used to advertise Raptors game packs during the 2007–08 season. Another catch phrase was "Onions, Baby, Onions," uttered when a player made a three-point shot, and later used to advertise Raptors NBA TV HD. Swirsky became a Canadian citizen on January 14, 2008. During the middle of his tenure in Toronto, Swirsky also hosted a sports radio show on CJCL (The Fan 590) called The Chuck Swirsky Show. Swirsky took listeners' calls and provided sports news. On May 6, 2008, Swirsky left the organization for personal reasons related to his family. The show ended on July 31, 2008, and Swirsky's vacated position was filled by Matt Devlin. Swirsky has since returned to Chicago to carry out the radio play-by-play for the Chicago Bulls on its flagship station WMVP, which is the same station as Swirsky's first employer, WCFL. He has also called Chicago White Sox games in 2015 as a fill-in for then play-by-play broadcaster, Ken "Hawk" Harrelson. On September 7, 2016, Swirsky was inducted into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame. In May 2018, he was inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame and the WGN Radio Walk of Fame. References External links Chuck Checks In (daily weblog from Chuck Swirsky on Bulls.com) Chuck Swirsky's personally written bio from NBA.com's "Broadcaster of the Week" 1954 births American bloggers American expatriate basketball people in Canada American emigrants to Canada American radio sports announcers Canadian radio sportscasters Canadian sports talk radio hosts Canadian television sportscasters Chicago Bears announcers Chicago Bulls announcers Chicago White Sox announcers College basketball announcers in the United States Living people Major League Baseball broadcasters Michigan Wolverines football announcers National Basketball Association broadcasters National Football League announcers Naturalized citizens of Canada Ohio University alumni Sportspeople from Bellevue, Washington Sportspeople from Norfolk, Virginia Sportspeople from Toronto Toronto Raptors announcers 21st-century American non-fiction writers