{{Short description|Discontinued annual Canadian media award}} {{for|the award presented by the Hockey Hall of Fame to honour excellence in ice hockey broadcasting|Foster Hewitt Memorial Award}} The '''Foster Hewitt Award for Excellence in Sports Broadcasting''' was presented annually by [[ACTRA]], the [[Canada|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]].
Prior to the introduction of the Foster Hewitt Award, ACTRA presented an award for Best Sportscaster at the [[3rd ACTRA Awards]] in 1974. At the [[4th ACTRA Awards]] in 1975, the Foster Hewitt Award was introduced as a lifetime achievement award for sports broadcasting, and was presented to a different person than the Best Sportscaster award for work within the broadcast year, but this differentiation was not maintained thereafter, and the Foster Hewitt Award became the award for sportscasting work within the eligibility period rather than a lifetime award.
First presented in 1975, ACTRA discontinued the Foster Hewitt Award along with other individual awards program in 1986 when the [[Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television]] took over presenting the awards. The Academy subsequently reintroduced awards for television sportscasting, but not named for Hewitt.
==Winners== ===Best Sportscaster=== *[[3rd ACTRA Awards]] (1974) - [[Danny Gallivan]]<ref>James Nelson, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105763466/ "The women walk off with ACTRA awards"]. ''[[Vancouver Sun]]'', March 4, 1974.</ref> *[[4th ACTRA Awards]] (1975) - [[Don Chevrier]]<ref name=hutt>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105705850/ "William Hutt wins ACTRA best acting award"]. ''[[Saskatoon Star-Phoenix]]'', April 24, 1975.</ref>
===Foster Hewitt Award=== *[[4th ACTRA Awards]] (1975) - [[Bill Good Sr.]]<ref name=hutt/> *[[5th ACTRA Awards]] (1976) - [[Fred Sgambati]]<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105705956/ "1975 ACTRA Award winners"]. ''[[Edmonton Journal]]'', April 7, 1977.</ref> *[[6th ACTRA Awards]] (1977) - [[Ernie Afaganis]]<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105706132/ "CBC's own artists take bows in ACTRA awards"]. ''[[Edmonton Journal]]'', April 15, 1977.</ref> *[[7th ACTRA Awards]] (1978) - [[Don Wittman]]<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105706277/ "CBC shows and personalities sweep awards"]. ''[[Vancouver Sun]]'', March 23, 1978.</ref> *[[8th ACTRA Awards]] (1979) - [[Brian Williams (sportscaster)|Brian Williams]]<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105706372/ "The winners"]. ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]'', April 5, 1979.</ref> *[[9th ACTRA Awards]] (1980) - [[Dave Hodge]]<ref>Rick Groen, "Drying Up the Streets cleans up on ACTRAs". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', April 10, 1980.</ref> *[[10th ACTRA Awards]] (1981) - [[Jim Robson]]<ref>Rick Groen, "Waxman, Establishment take Actras". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', April 4, 1981.</ref> *[[11th ACTRA Awards]] (1982) - [[Brian Williams (sportscaster)|Brian Williams]]<ref>Rick Groen, "Cadeau, Missing Kid take top ACTRAs". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', May 13, 1982.</ref> *[[12th ACTRA Awards]] (1983) - [[Steve Armitage]]<ref>Rick Groen, "Air Farce, Billy Bishop big ACTRA winners". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', April 18, 1983.</ref> *[[13th ACTRA Awards]] (1984) - George Young, [[Don Cherry]]<ref>Rick Groen, "Popular mini-series dominates ACTRA awards: Empire earns big dividend". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', April 4, 1984.</ref> *[[14th ACTRA Awards]] (1985) - [[Sue Prestedge]]<ref>"ACTRA winners". ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]'', April 4, 1985.</ref> *[[15th ACTRA Awards]] (1986) - [[Ernie Nairn]]<ref name=freedman>Adele Freedman, "Charlie Grant's War is ACTRA's top show of the year: Nellie makes last stand brisk but chummy". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', April 4, 1986.</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Canadian Screen Awards}}
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