Honours
- 1974, 1985, 1987 ACTRA Awards for the best host-interviewer on radio
- 1981 - National Magazine Award for his profile of Wayne Gretzky
- 1982 - Became host of Morningside on September 6.
- 1984 - Honorary Doctor of Letters, University of New Brunswick
- 1986 - Officer of the Order of Canada
- 1988 - Honorary Doctor of Laws, Trent University
- 1997 - International Peabody Award for broadcasting
- 1997 - Gold Medal from the Royal Canadian Geographical Society
- 1998 - Companion of the Order of Canada.
- 1999 - Appointed Chancellor of Trent University, a position he held until his death
- 2002 - The Peter Gzowski Foundation for Literacy was funded by the federal government and named in honour of Gzowski's work in promoting literacy in Canada
- 2003 - Gzowski College at Trent University opens in honour of Peter Gzowski
- 2006 - The Peter Gzowski Festival of Stories
- 2006 - Georgina Public Libraries renamed their Sutton Branch the Peter Gzowski Branch
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