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{{Short description|Canadian sportscaster}}
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| name = Bill Hewitt
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| image = Foster William Alfred Hewitt sportscaster photo.jpg
| alt = Middle-aged man wearing a light blue suit jacket with a CBC Sports crest
| birth_name =Foster William Alfred Hewitt
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1928|12|8}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1928|12|06|mf=y}}
| birth_place=[[Toronto]], Ontario
| birth_place = [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1996|12|25|1928|12|06|mf=y}}
| death_place =[[Port Perry, Ontario]]
| death_place = [[Port Perry]], Ontario, Canada
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| father = [[Foster Hewitt]]
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| family = [[W. A. Hewitt]] (grandfather)
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| years_active = 1951–1981
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| occupation = Sportscaster
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| relations=[[Foster Hewitt]] (father)
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| years_active=1951–1981
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| occupation = [[Sportscaster]]
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'''Foster William Alfred''' "'''Bill'''" '''Hewitt''' (December 8, 1928 – December 25, 1996) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[radio]] and [[television]] [[sportscaster]]. He was the son of [[Ice hockey broadcasting|hockey broadcaster]] [[Foster Hewitt]] and the grandson of ''[[Toronto Star]]'' [[Sports journalism|sports journalist]] [[W. A. Hewitt]].
'''Foster William Alfred Hewitt''' (December 6, 1928 – December 25, 1996) 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==
==Playing career==
Bill Hewitt played competitive football, [[Track and field|track & field]] and hockey while at [[Upper Canada College]].
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==
==Sports broadcasting==
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 (AM)|CKFH]] in [[Toronto]] and the younger Hewitt became its sports director at age 23. In the mid fifties, Hewitt began substituting on Maple Leafs 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]]. By 1958, the two Hewitts were working together in the booth on Leafs games. Foster eventually returned to radio and for the next two decades, Bill Hewitt was the TV voice of the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]].
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]].
In 1981, a health issue forced Hewitt out of the broadcast booth at the relatively young age of 53.


By 1958, both Hewitts were working together for ''[[Hockey Night in Canada]]'' games involving the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]], with him calling the play-by-play and his dad serving as color commentator. Beginning in 1963, his dad returned to the radio, and he became the TV voice of the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]].
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The [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] announced Hewitt's being awarded the 2007 Foster Hewitt Memorial Award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/ind07prolog.htm#newHonourees |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-05-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070529185354/http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/ind07prolog.htm#newHonourees |archivedate=2007-05-29 |df= }}</ref>


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><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hockey Night in Canada - The Television Years {{!}} History of Canadian Broadcasting |url=https://broadcasting-history.ca/in-depth/sports-on-radio-tv/hockey-night-in-canada-the-television-years/ |access-date=August 7, 2023 |website=broadcasting-history.com}}</ref>
==Death==
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Hewitt died of [[heart failure]] on the morning of December 25, 1996, just before dawn. He was buried in Stone Church Cemetery, just east of [[Beaverton, Ontario]].


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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 |archivedate=May 29, 2007|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070529185354/http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/ind07prolog.htm#newHonourees }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=May 29, 2007 |title=Bill Hewitt to be honoured by Hall of Fame |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/bill-hewitt-to-be-honoured-by-hall-of-fame/article1077105/ |access-date=August 7, 2023}}</ref>
Hewitt was survived by daughter [[Bonnie Hewitt Dixon]] and son [[Bruce Hewitt]].

==Personal life==
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Hewitt died on December 25, 1996, and was interred in Stone Church Cemetery, east of [[Beaverton, Ontario]].{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Notable families in the NHL]]
*[[Notable families in the NHL]]


==TV Video==
==References==
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{{reflist}}
*{{YouTube|4xXocxUdaMU|Heard during a hockey brawl in 1959}}
*{{YouTube|oV7UxlO2VAw|Heard during game 3 of the 1967 Stanley Cup finals won by Toronto}}
*{{YouTube|3OJEC9iIFD4|Heard during the final moments of the 1967 Stanley Cup finals}}


==External links==
==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://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://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 }}

==References==
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{{succession box|before=[[Danny Gallivan]]| title=[[List of Canadian Stanley Cup Finals television announcers|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 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]]<br>[[1974 Stanley Cup Finals|1974]] | after=[[Danny Gallivan]]<br>[[Jim Robson]]}}
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Latest revision as of 23:27, 30 June 2024

Bill Hewitt
Middle-aged man wearing a light blue suit jacket with a CBC Sports crest
Born(1928-12-06)December 6, 1928
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedDecember 25, 1996(1996-12-25) (aged 68)
Port Perry, Ontario, Canada
OccupationSportscaster
Years active1951–1981
FatherFoster Hewitt
FamilyW. A. Hewitt (grandfather)

Foster William Alfred Hewitt (December 6, 1928 – December 25, 1996) 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

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

Sports broadcasting

[edit]

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, both Hewitts were working together for Hockey Night in Canada games involving the Toronto Maple Leafs, with him calling the play-by-play and his dad serving as color commentator. Beginning in 1963, his dad returned to the radio, and he became 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.[1][2]

The Hockey Hall of Fame awarded Hewitt the 2007 Foster Hewitt Memorial Award.[3][4]

Personal life

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Hewitt died on December 25, 1996, and was interred in Stone Church Cemetery, east of Beaverton, Ontario.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Patton, Paul (February 9, 1984). "Where are They Now? Bill Hewitt". The Globe and Mail. Toronto, Ontario. p. S4.
  2. ^ "Hockey Night in Canada - The Television Years | History of Canadian Broadcasting". broadcasting-history.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "Legends of Hockey - Induction Showcase - 2007 Inductees Press Release". Archived from the original on May 29, 2007.
  4. ^ "Bill Hewitt to be honoured by Hall of Fame". The Globe and Mail. May 29, 2007. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
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Preceded by 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
1974 		Succeeded by
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