Overview
- TSN, which announced the move Thursday, said Vic Rauter will step away after calling the LGT World Men's Curling Championship this weekend.
- Rauter said it is the right time to step away after 53 years on the air and he turns 72 in May.
- He joined TSN in 1985 and called every Canadian men's and women's curling championship since 1986, except in 2006 when CBC held the rights.
- Beyond curling, he covered MLS, NHL, MLB, football, Formula 1, figure skating, bowling, cricket and equestrian, and he worked nine Olympics and six FIFA World Cups.
- TSN colleagues and Bell Media leaders praised him as a broadcasting icon, highlighting his signature "Make the final" call and steady presence on big curling moments.