The Foster Hewitt Award for Excellence in Sports Broadcasting was presented annually by ACTRA

ACTRA

The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists is a Canadian labour union representing performers in English-language media. It has 22,000 members working in film, television, radio, and all other recorded media....

, the Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 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

Foster Hewitt

Foster William Hewitt, OC was a Canadian radio broadcaster most famous for his play-by-play calls for Hockey Night in Canada. He was the son of W. A. Hewitt, and the father of Bill Hewitt.-Early life and career:...

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Winners of the award included Johnny Esaw

Johnny Esaw

Johnny Esaw, CM is a retired Canadian sports broadcaster and television network executive. He was a pioneer of sports broadcasting in Canada, best known for his involvement with figure skating, football, and international hockey....

, Steve Armitage

Steve Armitage

Steve Armitage 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 Football.Armitage won the 1982 ACTRA Foster Hewitt Award for Excellence in Sports...

, George Retzlaff, Sue Prestedge

Sue Prestedge

Sue Prestedge is a Canadian sports broadcaster, who was one of Canada's first and most influential female sports journalists.After working as a sports reporter and anchor for several local television stations, Prestedge joined CBC Television in 1983, and was part of the network's team covering the...

 and Brian Williams

Brian Williams (sportscaster)

Brian Williams is a Canadian sportscaster who is best known for his coverage of the Olympic Games.-Biography:Williams' father was a very successful doctor...

. 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

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 ice hockey during their broadcasting career...

, presented by the Hockey Hall of Fame

Hockey Hall of Fame

The Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dedicated to the history of ice hockey, it is both a museum and a hall of fame. It holds exhibits about players, teams, National Hockey League records, memorabilia and NHL trophies, including the Stanley Cup...

for excellence in hockey broadcasting.