Heather Hiscox
Birth Name:
Heather Hiscox
Birth Place:
Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
Profession
Actress
Fast Facts
- Has won three Gemini Awards in the categories of Best News Anchor and Best Host
- Graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in French and earned her Master's degree in Journalism from the University of Western Ontario
- Was awarded an honorary law degree from the University of Western Ontario in 2011
- After leaving radio, she worked as a television reporter and anchor in Toronto, Halifax, and Montreal
- Started out as a radio DJ in her hometown of Owen Sound, Ontario in 1982
- Best known as a news reporter and morning host at the CBC News Network
- Worked as a reporter for "CBC News: The National" for three years in Toronto
- Has covered five Olympic Games during her career: Athens in 2004, Turin in 2006, Beijing in 2008, Vancouver in 2010, and London in 2012
- Has covered several major news events, including the Dawson College shooting in Montreal, the election of U․S․ President Barack Obama, and the state funeral of Governor-General Romeo Leblanc