Heather Hiscox
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Heather Hiscox | |
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.jpg) Hiscox in 2013 | |
| Born | 18 November 1965 |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto, University of Western Ontario |
| Occupation | News presenter |
| Employer | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Spouse | Dr. Martin Goldbach |
Heather Hiscox (born 18 November 1965) is a Canadian news anchor who hosts CBC News Now from 6 to 10 a.m. on weekdays on CBC News Network. She was also the host of the CBC's former flagship morning television program CBC News: Morning which became part of CBC News Now when the network re-branded itself in 2009.
Hiscox was born in Owen Sound, Ontario and grew up in a medical family. She graduated in 1986 from the University of Toronto, with a B.A. in French language and literature and from the University of Western Ontario in 1987 with a master's degree in journalism.[2] She has previously worked for CFPL-TV, CBC Montreal, the Global Television Network, ASN and CHCH in Hamilton, Ontario, before returning to the CBC at the network level. She also co-hosted a morning show on 1290 CJBK in London, Ontario with Steve Garrison from 1990–1991. In 1988–89 she did a variety of radio shifts at London's Rock FM96 CFPL-FM including afternoon drive and evenings. She began her broadcasting career in her hometown of Owen Sound at radio station CFOS/CFPS. In 1997, she appeared on the CIQC AM 600 Montreal program Travel World as part of a feature headlined as "The Hidden Holiday Hide-away Haunts of Heather Hiscox".
Hiscox won the Miss Teen Canada pageant in 1981 when she was 16 years old.[1] She is married to a heart surgeon, Martin Goldbach.[3]
References
- ^ a b Lennon, Frank. "Miss Teen Canada: Heather Hiscox, 16, of Owen Sound, won title and scholastic award with beauty, brains and bunions". Toronto Library.
- ^ "CBC Media Centre - Heather Hiscox". CBC.ca.
- ^ Martin, Chip (September 23, 2010). "The inductees". London Free Press. Archived from the original on August 1, 2017.
External links
- CBC News Morning: Heather Hiscox, profile
- CBC News Now with Heather Hiscox, her titular program
- Heather Hiscox on Twitter
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