Don Gillis
Acting
August 1, 1922
Died at age 85
April 23, 2008
Date of Death
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Biography
Donald A. Gillis was a Canadian-born sportscaster who was sports director of Boston's Channel 5 (WHDH-TV and WCVB-TV) from 1962 through 1983. Gillis pioneered the 11 p.m. sports report in Boston, becoming the dean of the city's sports anchors. Famed for calling the 1968 Harvard versus Yale football game.
