Heather Hiscox
| Heather Hiscox | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 18, 1965 Owen Sound, Ontario |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto, University of Western Ontario |
| Occupation | news anchor |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Monty Goldbach |
Heather Hiscox (born 18 Nov 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 Masters' degree in journalism. She has previously worked for CFPL-TV, CBC Montreal, the Global Television Network 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, and she is married to a heart surgeon, Monty Goldbach .
| Honorary titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Clara Jean Howard |
Miss Teen Canada 1981 | Succeeded by Emily Sertic |
External links
- CBC News Morning: Heather Hiscox, profile
- CBC News Now with Heather Hiscox, her titular program
- Heather Hiscox on Twitter