 |
Stewart Myles MacPherson
|
Broadcaster.
Born at Winnipeg on 29 October 1908, son of Darnel MacPherson and Agnes Cuthbert, he was raised on Victor Street. In 1936, he left a job as an undertaker’s assistant to travel to London, where he refereed hockey.
During the Second World War he became the BBC’s “voice from the air,” covering the air war, and in 1942 won a listeners’ poll as British Male Voice of the Year. After the war he worked for station WCCO in Minneapolis, then for the Winnipeg Enterprises Corporation before joining CJAY (CKY-TV). He was a colour commentator for the early Winnipeg Jets hockey broadcasts. He was inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame (1986), Manitoba Order of the Buffalo Hunt (1987), and Canadian Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
On 28 April 1937, he married Emily Violet Comfort (1908-1972) at Wembley, England and they subsequently had two children.
He died at Winnipeg on 16 April 1995.
Birth registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Emily Violet Comfort weds Stewart Myles MacPherson at St. Andrew's in Wembley,” Winnipeg Tribune, 22 May 1937, page 15.
Obituary [Emily Violet MacPherson], Winnipeg Free Press, 28 September 1972, page 37.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 18 April 1995, page 28.
Dictionary of Manitoba Biography by John M. “Jack” Bumsted, Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 1999.
We thank James Lear for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 21 October 2023
Memorable Manitobans
This is a collection of noteworthy Manitobans from the past, compiled by the Manitoba Historical Society. We acknowledge that the collection contains both reputable and disreputable people. All are worth remembering as a lesson to future generations.
Search the collection by word or phrase, name, place, occupation or other text:
Custom SearchBrowse surnames beginning with:
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | ZBrowse deaths occurring in:
1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024
Send corrections and additions to this page
to the Memorable Manitobans Administrator at biographies@mhs.mb.caCriteria for Memorable Manitobans | Suggest a Memorable Manitoban | Firsts | Acknowledgements
Help us keep
history alive!
