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Bill Hewitt (sportscaster)

Bill Hewitt, Canadian journalist and sportscaster (died 1996)

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Born
December 8, 1928
Died
December 25, 1996
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1928

About Bill Hewitt (sportscaster)

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. Bill Hewitt played competitive football and hockey and competed in track & field while attending Upper Canada College in Toronto, Ontario. After graduation, Bill Hewitt took a broadcasting job at CJRL in Kenora, Ontario.

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The world when Bill Hewitt (sportscaster) was born

Bill Hewitt (sportscaster) was born in 1928. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1928

  • #1 song"Makin' Whoopee" – Eddie Cantor
  • Top movieSteamboat Willie (first Mickey Mouse)
  • Best-selling bookLady Chatterley's Lover – D.H. Lawrence

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentKnute Rockne's "Win one for the Gipper" speech
  • Top headlineHerbert Hoover elected president
  • Technology milestonePenicillin discovered by Alexander Fleming
  • Defining fadMickey Mouse mania
  • Notable inventionSliced bread
  • World population2.07 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population120.5M

1928 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Bill Hewitt (sportscaster)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19282026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,200$435,000
Average income$3,800$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population120.5M341 million

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