Background
Hiscox was born in Owen Sound, Ontario and grew up in a medical family.
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 Bachelor of Arts in French language and literature and from the University of Western Ontario in 1987 with a Masters" degree in journalism.
She was also the host of the Canadian Broadcasting Company"s former flagship morning television program Canadian Broadcasting Company News: Morning which became part of Canadian Broadcasting Company News Now when the network re-branded itself in 2009. She has previously worked for CFPL-television, Canadian Broadcasting Company Montreal, the Global Television Network and CHCH in Hamilton, Ontario, before returning to the Canadian Broadcasting Company at the network level She also co-hosted a morning show on 1290 CJBK in London, Ontario with Steve Garrison from 1990-1991.
In 1988-1989 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 Department of Administration and Management 600 Montreal program Travel World as part of a feature headlined as "The Hidden Holiday Hide-away Haunts of Heather Hiscox".