ACTRA Foster Hewitt Award
- ACTRA Foster Hewitt Award
The Foster Hewitt Award for Excellence in Sports Broadcasting was presented annually by ACTRA, the Canadian association of actors and broadcasters, to honour outstanding work by Canadian television and radio sportscasters. The award was named after legendary Canadian sportscaster Foster Hewitt.
Winners of the award included Johnny Esaw, Steve Armitage, George Retzlaff, Sue Prestedge and Brian Williams. Prestedge was the only woman ever to win the award.
ACTRA discontinued its awards program in 1986.
This award should not be confused with the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award, presented by the Hockey Hall of Fame for excellence in hockey broadcasting.
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Foster Hewitt Award — The Foster Hewitt Award has been the name of two different awards for excellence in sports broadcasting, named for Canadian radio broadcaster Foster Hewitt.One, the ACTRA Foster Hewitt Award, was presented annually by ACTRA, the Canadian… … Wikipedia
Foster Hewitt Memorial Award — The Foster Hewitt Memorial Award is an award named after Foster Hewitt and presented by the Hockey Hall of Fame to members of the radio and television industry who make outstanding contributions to their profession and the game of hockey during… … Wikipedia
Steve Armitage — (born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England) is an English born Canadian sports reporter for CBC Sports. He has covered such events as Hockey Night in Canada, the Canadian Football League and Grey Cup, the Olympics, and the World Cup of… … Wikipedia
Sue Prestedge — is a Canadian sports broadcaster, who was one of Canada s first and most influential female sports journalists.cite web| title = Bell Canada Enterprises: Sue Prestedge Named WSN s Senior Vice President |… … Wikipedia
Danny Gallivan — (April 11, 1917 February 24, 1993) was a Canadian radio and television broadcaster and sportscaster. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life and career 1.2 Hockey Night in Canada 1.2.1 Colourf … Wikipedia
Mark Lee (sportscaster) — Mark Lee (born in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian sportscaster for CBC Sports who has covered women s ice hockey, Olympic games and the Pan Am Games. He quarterbacked the Carleton Ravens football team for four years, graduating with a journalism… … Wikipedia
Don Wittman — Wittman broadcasting the 2002 Winter Olympics Born Donald Rae Wittman[1] October 9, 1936[1] … Wikipedia
