Canadian Sportscaster. Born Foster William Alfred Hewitt, he was the son of Hockey Hall of Fame broadcaster, Foster William Hewitt and the grandson of sports journalist W.A. Hewitt. After graduating from Toronto's Upper Canada College in the 1940s, he accepted his first job in radio at CJRL in Kenora, Ontario. By the early 1950s, he became Sports Director at radio stations in Owen Sound, Barrie and Toronto, as well as one of the country's first television sports broadcasters. In 1951, his father launched the new radio station CKFH in Toronto and Hewitt became the station's sports director. By 1958, he and his father were covering hockey games both on radio and television. His father eventually returned to radio and for the next 20 years, Bill Hewitt was the TV play-by-play announcer for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Due to a rare blood disorder he was forced to leave the broadcast booth in 1982 and retired to his farm. He died of a heart attack at age 68. In 2007, the Hockey Hall of Fame posthumously awarded him the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award.
Canadian Sportscaster. Born Foster William Alfred Hewitt, he was the son of Hockey Hall of Fame broadcaster, Foster William Hewitt and the grandson of sports journalist W.A. Hewitt. After graduating from Toronto's Upper Canada College in the 1940s, he accepted his first job in radio at CJRL in Kenora, Ontario. By the early 1950s, he became Sports Director at radio stations in Owen Sound, Barrie and Toronto, as well as one of the country's first television sports broadcasters. In 1951, his father launched the new radio station CKFH in Toronto and Hewitt became the station's sports director. By 1958, he and his father were covering hockey games both on radio and television. His father eventually returned to radio and for the next 20 years, Bill Hewitt was the TV play-by-play announcer for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Due to a rare blood disorder he was forced to leave the broadcast booth in 1982 and retired to his farm. He died of a heart attack at age 68. In 2007, the Hockey Hall of Fame posthumously awarded him the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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