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Don Wittman Passes Away
by Paul on 01/19/08 at 12:37 PM ET
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from CBC,
Don Wittman, synonymous with CBC Sports for nearly a half-century, died early Saturday after a courageous battle with cancer.
He was 71. Wittman passed away in a Winnipeg hospital surrounded by his family.
“The family wishes to acknowledge the tremendous outpouring of support Don received from friends, colleagues and fans. Thanks to everyone for respecting our privacy at this time.”
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Such sad news. My whole life, I’ve heard Wittman’s voice alongside nearly every sport I ever paid attention to. It’s so strange to imagine him gone.
My sympathies to his family and friends as well. A terrible loss.
Posted by Alanah McGinley from British Columbia on 01/19/08 at 03:06 PM ET
Don Wittman will always be to me one of the best hockey announcers ever, the excitement of the game came through in his voice all the time, and any sport he called at CBC, curling, CFL, Olympics, he was not just good, but great at what he did.
A Great Canadian.
Very sad, so sorry for his family and loved ones.
Posted by PuckHound61 from Speckville USA on 01/19/08 at 04:36 PM ET
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My sympathies to his family. He was one of the best.
That’s two of my favorite CBC sports commentators who’ve recently died (Don Chevrier was the other, he used to call CFL football and curling).
Posted by Lyle Richardson from Charlottetown, PEI, Canada on 01/19/08 at 12:48 PM ET