Justin Trudeau Says The Raptors' All-Female Broadcast Team Is 'An Impressive Crew'

They made history!
Raptors' All-Female Broadcast Team Got A Shout-Out From Trudeau
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Before the game started, Justin Trudeau tweeted his congratulations to the Toronto Raptors' all-female broadcast team and called them "an impressive crew."

It was a historic broadcast because women were in every single on-air role for the call of the game against the Denver Nuggets on March 24.

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Trudeau congratulated Amy Audibert, Kate Beirness, Kayla Grey, Kia Nurse and Meghan McPeak on making history.

He said that it's "going to mean a lot to so many young girls across the country."

Even though the Raptors enjoyed a 135-111 win, Kyle Lowry looked rather emotional as he walked off the court after the game.

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    Lisa Belmonte (she/her) is a Senior Writer with Narcity Media. After graduating with a Bachelor of Journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), she joined the Narcity team. Lisa covers news and notices from across the country from a Canada-wide perspective. Her early coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic earned Narcity its first-ever national journalism award nomination.

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