Tommy Hunter, 'Canada's Country Gentleman,' dies at 89

We had two channels in my house growing up, and I saw a lot of Tommy Hunter. Rest in peace to a man who seemed really nice

Tommy Hunter, a fixture in Canadian living rooms for decades with his long-running CBC TV show, has died. He was 89. https://cheknews.ca/canadian-country-star-tommy-hunter-dies-1333966/

Tommy Hunter, Canada’s Country Gentleman, has died. He hosted The Tommy Hunter Show from 1960 to 1992 and gave many early country artists some of their first exposure including Garth Brooks and Shania Twain

From 1965 to 1992,Tommy Hunter hosted a weekly variety show. "Canada's Country Gentleman" introduced some of the biggest country artists to Canadians. Tommy passed peacefully at age 89. Thanks for everything you gave to us.💔🇨🇦 www.ctvnews.ca/entertainmen...

I'm sad to read that Tommy Hunter has died. His show was on in our house every Friday night. My dad loved to see the guests featured on the show, including some big name stars. www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...

🍁 RIP Tommy Hunter My grandparents wouldn't miss his show every Friday night... www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0YT...

We've lost a truly great Canadian legend. The Tommy Hunter Show was a mainstay on Sunday nights at our home. Rest Easy Tommy and thanks for the memories.💔😢 www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...

In memory of the late Tommy Hunter, a groovy late 1960s promo ad for The Tommy Hunter Show set to Buck Owens & His Buckaroos classic instrumental Buckaroo. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekvs...

Tommy Hunter died. I admit, I thought he was already gone. Lots of childhood memories watching his show, back in the day when we only had one channel. I was never a country music fan but we certainly tuned in to his show. A Canadian Icon. RIP, Travelin Man.

I thought Tommy Hunter was like maybe a few years younger at most, than Lawrence Welk. That's the age I had him in.

I will always remember the time Tommy Hunter walked into the shop I worked in and I was star struck and nobody I worked with understood what had just happen since they hadn’t even born yet when his show was in the air. He was a tall drink of water even at that age. And so polite.

Icon Tommy Hunter, who thought he was Stompin' Tom Connors later in life, dead at 89 cfjctoday.com/2026/07/03/c...

I *loved* the Tommy Hunter show when I was a kid! My family lived in Toronto briefly from 1964 to 1966 and I remember meeting him on Queen Street at Christmas when mom and Nana took us to see the Eaton's and Simpson's holiday windows. He was VERY tall to 5-year-old me!

I, for one, was shocked to learn Tommy Hunter was still alive.

Tommy Hunter, dead at 89. 'Canada's Country Gentleman'. Seeing him on TV when I was a kid, I thought he was a lot older as the voice and face of Cdn country music. www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...