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| | Foster Hewitt |
 | | In 1922 Foster Hewitt was only 20 years old when he was assigned to announce the first radio broadcast of a hockey game by his employer, Canada Covers America First!, a radio station owned by the Toronto Star newspaper. |
 | | Though officially a reporter, Hewitt began live broadcasting of hockey, lacrosse, sculling, motorboat and motorcycle races, sailing, football and baseball. |
 | | This work would make Foster Hewitt a household name across the country, and a near institution in the history of Canadian sport. |
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