Mark Hebscher

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Mark Hebscher
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Mark Hebscher
Born (1956-01-01) January 1, 1956 (age 66)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater Conestoga College
Years active1980–present
Sports commentary career
Sports Ice hockey, Canadian football

Mark Hebscher (born January 1, 1956) is a Canadian television and radio personality, and author.

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Hebscher has worked primarily in sports, and is best known for co-hosting Sportsline, an evening sports show on the Global Television Network and CHCH-DT. His other work has included hosting the flagship sports show Sportscentral on CTV Sportsnet in the 1990s, play-by-play for the Toronto Argonauts radio broadcasts on The Fan 590, host of Maple Leaf Hockey on the Global Television Network, anchor of Headline Sports, and host of Square Off, a current affairs show, with Donna Skelly on CHCH-DT. He has authored The Greatest Athlete (you've never heard of), a book about George Orton, a track-and-field athlete who was the first Canadian to medal at the Summer Olympics in 1900.

Biography

Hebscher was born on January 1, 1956 in Toronto, Ontario. [1]

Broadcasting career

Hebscher attended Conestoga College in the applied radio and TV arts program. [2] He began working at CJFM-FM in Montreal in 1980. [1] His radio career was known for a practical joke on April Fools' Day in 1980, wherein Hebscher announced that then-Montreal Canadiens star defenseman Larry Robinson had been traded to the Los Angeles Kings for star forward Marcel Dionne. [3]

Hebscher joined the Global Television Network in 1984 to co-host Sportsline, an evening sports show, alongside Jim Tatti. [4] Sportsline was known for presenting highlights with voice-over of the show's hosts, sometimes obtained minutes after events ended, which was then a novelty. [2] Hebscher presented a weekly series of bloopers and highlights from the previous week, that were humorously called the "Hebsy" awards. [5] Sportsline was nominated for two Gemini Awards as best sports show, and in 1989 Hebscher was nominated for best performance by a sports broadcaster. [1] [6] Sportsline was revived for another 5 year run from 2010 to 2015 on CHCH-DT in Hamilton, Ontario with Hebscher co-hosting with Clint "Bubba" O'Neil. [7]

Hebscher next worked as a sports announcer and hosted Maple Leaf Hockey, a live broadcast of Toronto Maple Leaf hockey games on the Global Television Network. [8] Subsequent to this, he returned to radio, doing play-by-play for the Toronto Argonauts and served as sports director of Toronto radio stations Q107 and AM640. [5]

Subsequent work

Hebscher co-hosted a current affairs show called Square Off initially at CHCH-DT with future MPP Donna Skelly. [7] In 2015, CHCH-DT declared bankruptcy, and many on-air personalities, including Hebscher, were laid off. [7] Hebscher has subsequently hosted podcasts, most recently Hebsy on Sports with Mike Boon, which started in 2018. [1]

In 2019, Hebscher wrote a book titled The Greatest Athlete (you've never heard of) which chronicled George Orton, the first Canadian to win an Olympic Gold Medal. [9] Orton was paralyzed as a child after a fall from a tree, but went on to win a gold medal in the 2500-metre steeplechase at the 1900 Summer Games.

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References

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  2. 1 2 Shaw, Ted (February 23, 1989). "Hebscher's highlights score with sports fans". The Windsor Star. p. C11. Retrieved April 17, 2022– via newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Province News Services (April 2, 1980). "April Fools joke stuns Montreal". The Vancouver Province. Retrieved April 17, 2022– via newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Atherton, Tony (November 3, 1987). ""Fans get kick out of earthy sports show". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved April 17, 2022– via newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 The Canadian Press (May 4, 1995). "Hebscher quits Global to do Argos play-by-play". The Ottawa Citizen. p. D5. Retrieved April 17, 2022– via newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Bacchus, Lee (December 5, 1989). "Gemini host long on talent". The Vancouver Province. p. 40. Retrieved April 17, 2022– via newspapers.com.
  7. 1 2 3 Watson, H.G. (2016). "The untimely end to my TV career". J-Source the Canadian Journalism Project. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Ryder Cup teams set; changes at CTV Sports". Alberni Valley Times. September 17, 1999. p. 19. Retrieved April 17, 2022– via newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ CBC (2019). "The Greatest Athlete (You've Never Heard Of) by Mark Hebscher". cbc.ca. Retrieved April 17, 2022.


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