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Thursday's Blazers Links: Could Calabro replace Barrett?

Trail Blazers overhaul broadcast teams: The Portland Trail Blazers' broadcast crew is undergoing a major overhaul and several faces who were synonymous with the organization will no longer be there. The team announced Wednesday that the television duo of Mike Rice and Mike Barrett, as well as radio analyst Antonio Harvey, will not be with the team next season. A national search to replace Barrett and Rice has already begun. Radio voice Brian Wheeler will be back for his 19th season, doing a solo broadcast on the radio. They will not fill Harvey’s position. -- The Columbian

Blazers turning page on broadcast team: The Trail Blazers made it official this morning in a news release about broadcasters Mike Barrett, Mike Rice and Antonio Harvey -- they will not return next season. ... At this point, I have nothing to report about the team's plans. But I would guess that at some point Kevin Calabro, the Bill Schonely of Seattle, will be considered for Barrett's job. Just a guess, but I assume Trail Blazer owner Paul Allen has an affinity for Calabro after listening to him in Seattle for so many seasons. -- CSNNW.com

Portland Trail Blazers broadcast firings smack of hubris: Nobody likes hearing about good people losing their jobs. What I like even less is a change made for the sake of making a change. The Blazers made moves on Wednesday, removing broadcasters Mike Barrett and Mike Rice from the team television broadcast and dismissing analyst Antonio Harvey from the radio broadcast. -- The Oregonian

Trail Blazers overhaul TV and radio broadcasts to spark new creativity and 'tone': After the initial disbelief and dismay disappeared, Portland Trail Blazers fans undoubtedly had one question upon learning Wednesday that three-fourths of the team's broadcast crew had been let go. Why? -- The Oregonian

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