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 MPPDonna 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] Hebscher stopped the podcast in May 2023, officially retiring.
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.
