Donald A. Gillis, a Canadian-born sportscaster of considerable renown, occupied the esteemed position of sports director at Boston's Channel 5, comprising both WHDH-TV and WCVB-TV, for a remarkable span of twenty-one years, from 1962 through 1983.
Gillis, a trailblazing figure in the world of sports broadcasting, is credited with pioneering the 11 p.m. sports report in Boston, thereby establishing himself as the preeminent sports anchor in the city.
