David Hill (born May 21, 1946) is an Australian-born American executive producer who served as the president of

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from 1993 to 2000, and as a senior EVP of

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for twenty-four years.

Biography

After starting out at the Sydney Daily Telegraph and then working at

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, he was hired by

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in 1988 to help launch Sky Television and then

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. In 1990, he took over

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sports channel and created

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in 1991. In 1993, Hill moved to the United States and led the startup of Fox Sports and

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when the network won

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TV broadcasting rights, and introduced many new concepts, including the FoxBox (a form of score bug), the 1st & Ten virtual first down line and making the broadcasts more entertaining. He left the Fox Group in June 2015 to open his own production company, Hilly, that focused on live TV events. In 2014, Hill became a chairman of National Geographic Channels. He also served as an executive producer of the American version of ''

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'' and the fifteenth season of ''

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''. In 2017,

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hired Hill as an adviser to help modernize

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's broadcast package.

Academy Award producer

Hill, along with

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, was chosen to produce the

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Filmography

* ''

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'' * '' NHL on FOX'' * '' Daytona 500: The Great American Race Pre-Race Show'' * '' 2008 NASCAR Samsung 500'' * '' 2008 Crown Royal Presents the Dan Lowry 400'' * ''

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'' * ''

'' (2014-2015) * ''

'' * ''

'' (with

)

Awards

Hill won an Outstanding Live Sports Special award at 33rd Sports Emmys for producing

. In 2017 he received the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award from the

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. In 2014 he was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame.Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame: David Hill
/ref> Member of the Order of Australia (AM), Awarded on 10th of June 2002 Award event The Queen's Birthday 2002 Honours List. Citation - For service to the media, particularly as an innovative contributor to the development of quality sports broadcasting.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hill, David 1946 births Living people American television executives Australian emigrants to the United States Fox Broadcasting Company executives Fox Sports People from Newcastle, New South Wales Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award recipients