Changes: Bill Hewitt (sportscaster)

Bill Hewitt
	Bill Hewitt
Born	December 6, 1928; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died	December 25, 1996 (aged 68); Port Perry, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Sportscaster
Years active	1951–1981

Latest revision as of 13:22, 18 June 2023

Foster William Alfred Hewitt (December 6, 1928 – December 25, 1996)^[1] was a Canadian radio and television sportscaster. He was the son of hockey broadcaster Foster Hewitt and the grandson of Toronto Star journalist W. A. Hewitt.

Playing career

Bill Hewitt played competitive football and hockey and competed in track & field while attending Upper Canada College in Toronto, Ontario.

Sports broadcasting

After graduation, Bill Hewitt took a broadcasting job at CJRL in Kenora, Ontario. He was then hired as sports director of CFOS in Owen Sound, Ontario, and later held the same title at CKBB in Barrie.

In 1951, his father launched CKFH in Toronto at which the younger Hewitt became its sports director at age 23. In the mid 1950s, Hewitt began substituting on Toronto Maple Leafs hockey broadcasts when his father was given other assignments by the CBC, such as covering the Ice Hockey World Championships or Winter Olympics.

By 1958, the two Hewitts were working together in the television booth on Maple Leafs games. Foster eventually returned to radio and for the next two decades, Bill Hewitt was the TV voice of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

In 1981, a blood infection forced Hewitt out of the broadcast booth at the relatively young age of 53.^[2]

The Hockey Hall of Fame awarded Hewitt the 2007 Foster Hewitt Memorial Award.^[3]

Death

Hewitt died as the result of massive heart failure on Christmas Day morning of December 25, 1996, just before dawn and was later interred in Stone Church Cemetery, east of Beaverton, Ontario.

References

↑ https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2018/145/59677807_3378f717-a37b-4eb9-9c13-1e3644919fab.jpeg
↑ Patton, Paul. "WHERE ARE THEY NOW? BILL HEWITT", February 9, 1984, p. S4.
↑ Legends of Hockey - Induction Showcase - 2007 Inductees Press Release. Archived from the original on 2007-05-29. Retrieved on 2007-05-29.

External links

Preceded by Danny Gallivan	Stanley Cup Finals Canadian network television play-by-play announcer 1959-1964 (with Danny Gallivan in 1959-1960; Hewitt called the games in Toronto in both years) 1967 (with Danny Gallivan and Dan Kelly; Hewitt called the games from Toronto) 1970 1972	Succeeded by Danny Gallivan

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[2] Patton, Paul. "WHERE ARE THEY NOW? BILL HEWITT", February 9, 1984, p. S4.

[3] Legends of Hockey - Induction Showcase - 2007 Inductees Press Release. Archived from the original on 2007-05-29. Retrieved on 2007-05-29.

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+{{Short description|Canadian sportscaster}}
-'''Foster William Alfred "Bill" Hewitt''' (1928 – December 25, 1996) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] radio and television sportscaster]. He was the son of Canadian hockey broadcasting pioneer [[Foster Hewitt]] and grandson of ''[[Toronto Star]]'' sports journalist, [[W. A. Hewitt]]. Both his father and grandfather have been inducted as builders in the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]].
+{{Infobox person
+| name         = Bill Hewitt
+| image        = Foster William Alfred Hewitt sportscaster photo.jpg
+| alt          = Middle-aged man wearing a light blue suit jacket with a CBC Sports crest
+| birth_date   = {{Birth date|1928|12|06|mf=y}}
+| birth_place  = [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada
+| death_date   = {{Death date and age|1996|12|25|1928|12|06|mf=y}}
+| death_place  = [[Port Perry]], Ontario, Canada
+| known_for    =
+| father       = [[Foster Hewitt]]
+| family       = [[W. A. Hewitt]] (grandfather)
+| years_active = 1951–1981
+| occupation   = Sportscaster
+}}
+'''Foster William Alfred Hewitt''' (December 6, 1928 – December 25, 1996)<ref>https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2018/145/59677807_3378f717-a37b-4eb9-9c13-1e3644919fab.jpeg</ref> was a Canadian radio and television [[sportscaster]]. He was the son of hockey broadcaster [[Foster Hewitt]] and the grandson of ''[[Toronto Star]]'' journalist [[W. A. Hewitt]].
-From the age of eight, Hewitt announced part of a hockey game to a radio audience each year for Young Canada Night. A talented athlete himself, Hewitt excelled at football, track & field and hockey, while he studied at [[Upper Canada College]].
+==Playing career==
-After graduation, he took a broadcasting job at CJRL in [[Kenora]], [[Ontario]]. Hewitt was then hired as sports director of CFOS in [[Owen Sound]], and later held the same title at CKBB in [[Barrie]].  In 1951, his father launched CKFH in [[Toronto]] and Hewitt became sports director. By 1958, he and his father were covering hockey together on television. Foster eventually returned to radio and for the next 20 years, Bill Hewitt was ''[[Hockey Night In Canada]]'''s TV voice of the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]].
+Bill Hewitt played competitive football and hockey and competed in [[Track and Field|track & field]] while attending [[Upper Canada College]] in [[Toronto, Ontario]].
+==Sports broadcasting==
-In 1982, a rare blood disorder forced the 53 year-old Hewitt out of the broadcasting booth. He retired quietly to farm life near Sunderland, Ontario and died of a heart attack on Christmas Day at the age of 68. He is buried in Stone Church Cemetery, just east of the town of Beaverton, Ontario.
+After graduation, Bill Hewitt took a broadcasting job at [[CJRL-FM|CJRL]] in [[Kenora]], Ontario.  He was then hired as sports director of [[CFOS]] in [[Owen Sound]], Ontario, and later held the same title at [[CIQB-FM|CKBB]] in [[Barrie]].
+In 1951, his father launched [[CJCL|CKFH]] in [[Toronto]] at which the younger Hewitt became its sports director at age 23. In the mid 1950s, Hewitt began substituting on Toronto Maple Leafs hockey broadcasts when his father was given other assignments by the CBC, such as covering the [[Ice Hockey World Championships]] or [[Ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics|Winter Olympics]].
-The Hockey Hall of Fame announced on May 29, 2007 that it would honour the late Bill Hewitt by awarding him with the 2007 Foster Hewitt Memorial Award during the Hockey Hall of Fame induction weekend in November 2007.<ref>[http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/ind07prolog.htm#newHonourees]</ref>
+By 1958, the two Hewitts were working together in the television booth on Maple Leafs games. Foster eventually returned to radio and for the next two decades, Bill Hewitt was the TV voice of the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]].
+In 1981, a [[blood infection]] forced Hewitt out of the broadcast booth at the relatively young age of 53.<ref>{{cite news|title=WHERE ARE THEY NOW? BILL HEWITT |last=Patton|first=Paul|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|location= Toronto, Ontario|date=February 9, 1984|page= S4}}</ref>
+The [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] awarded Hewitt the 2007 Foster Hewitt Memorial Award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/ind07prolog.htm#newHonourees |title=Legends of Hockey - Induction Showcase - 2007 Inductees Press Release |accessdate=2007-05-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070529185354/http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/ind07prolog.htm#newHonourees |archivedate=2007-05-29 }}</ref>
+==Death==
+Hewitt died as the result of massive [[heart failure]] on Christmas Day morning of December 25, 1996, just before dawn and was later interred in Stone Church Cemetery, east of [[Beaverton, Ontario]].
+==See also==
+*[[Notable families in the NHL]]
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
+*[http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2011/07/the-on-air-meltdown-of-bill-hewitt.html Foster's Shadow: The On-Air Meltdown of Bill Hewitt @ WFMU]
-*[http://web.archive.org/web/20041208113211/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/hnic/histrad.html CBC Sports biography]
+*[http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/hnic/histrad.html CBC Sports biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060210224941/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/hnic/histrad.html |date=February 10, 2006 }}
-*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xXocxUdaMU His voice can be heard describing an NHL brawl in 1959]
-*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OJEC9iIFD4 His voice can be heard describing the last moments of the 1967 Stanley Cup finals]
+{{s-start}}
+{{succession box|before=[[Danny Gallivan]]| title=[[Stanley Cup Finals]] [[Hockey Night in Canada|Canadian]] network television play-by-play announcer | years=[[1959 Stanley Cup Finals|1959]]-[[1964 Stanley Cup Finals|1964]] (with Danny Gallivan in [[1959 Stanley Cup Finals|1959]]-[[1960 Stanley Cup Finals|1960]]; Hewitt called the games in [[1958–59 Toronto Maple Leafs season|Toronto]] in both years)<br />[[1967 Stanley Cup Finals|1967]] (with Danny Gallivan and [[Dan Kelly (sportscaster)|Dan Kelly]]; Hewitt called the games from [[1966–67 Toronto Maple Leafs season|Toronto]])<br />[[1970 Stanley Cup Finals|1970]]<br />[[1972 Stanley Cup Finals|1972]] | after=[[Danny Gallivan]]}}
+{{s-end}}
+{{Hockey Night in Canada}}
+{{authority control}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Hewitt, Bill}}
+[[Category:1928 births]]
+[[Category:1996 deaths]]
+[[Category:Canadian radio sportscasters]]
+[[Category:Canadian television sportscasters]]
 [[Category:Foster Hewitt Memorial Award winners]]
-[[Category:Toronto Maple Leafs]]
+[[Category:National Hockey League broadcasters]]
-[[Category:Born in 1928]]
+[[Category:Olympic Games broadcasters]]
-[[Category:Dead in 1996]]
+[[Category:Sportspeople from Ontario]]
-[[Category:National Hockey League broadcaster]]
+[[Category:Toronto Maple Leafs announcers]]
+[[Category:Upper Canada College alumni]]

Bill Hewitt

Born	December 6, 1928(1928-12-06) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died	December 25, 1996(1996-12-25) (aged 68) Port Perry, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Sportscaster
Years active	1951–1981