Lewis' background was in radio and television broadcasting having started his 40 year media career in 1969.
Stops in Quebec City, Montreal, Newfoundland and Ontario brought him to BC and eventually Alberta.
[1] In 1981, Lewis became the PA announcer for the 1981 Canada Cup, held in Edmonton at Northlands Coliseum.
[2][3] Lewis' pregame routine involved picking up game notes, scouting player line-ups in the Edmonton media lounge, and checking pronunciations of players' names, which presented difficulties given the multi-national nature of the sport and the state of technology at the time.
[8] Lewis briefly came out of retirement to call some games of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs as Edmonton served as a hub city.