Jill Alison Douglas (born December 1969), also known as Jill Douglas Hogg, is a British sports presenter, who appears on ITV,

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and

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. She grew up in

Bonchester Bridge Bonchester Bridge ( Scots ''Binster Brig'') is a village in Roxburghshire, within the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, lying on the Rule Water, six miles away from the market town of Hawick. History The name of the town is said to be Roma ...

in the

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. She was educated at Jedburgh Grammar School and worked as a

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for the ''

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'' before studying for a

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(NCTJ) qualification in print journalism at Napier College in

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. She originally fronted Border TV's ''

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'' news magazine in 1993 before moving to present

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coverage on ''

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'' in 1997. In 1999, she joined

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as a sports news presenter, and was involved in both the rugby and Golden League athletics coverage. In 2003 she rejoined the BBC as one of the main presenters of rugby union,

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, and other events, such as the

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. She also sometimes appears on

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's ''

Fighting Talk ''Fighting Talk'' is a topical sports show broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live during the English football season. The show is broadcast on Saturday mornings for an hour between 11.00 and 12.00 and is currently presented by Rick Edwards. This show is ...

''. In 2013 Douglas presented the ITV4 coverage of the Haikou World Open and Champion of Champions Snooker. Douglas is a keen supporter of Hawick Rugby Club. She is married to former Scotland international

Carl Hogg Carl Hogg (born 5 July 1969) is a Scottish rugby union coach and former player. He won 5 international caps for Scotland in the 1990s. Playing career Amateur career Hogg was educated at St. Mary's School, Melrose and Earlston High School. ...

. Douglas was awarded an Honorary Fellowship from Borders College in 2014. She was appointed President of Cheltenham Tigers Ladies RFC and subsequently President of the whole club. She was appointed

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(MBE) in the

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for services to sport and charity.

Charity work

In 2017 Douglas became the CEO of the "My Name'5 Doddie" Foundation, established by

Doddie Weir George Wilson "Doddie" Weir (4 July 1970 – 26 November 2022) was a Scottish rugby union player who played as a Rugby union positions#Locks, lock. He made 61 international appearances for the Scotland national rugby union team, Scotland natio ...

to raise funds for research into

Motor Neuron Disease Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease (MND) or—in the United States—Lou Gehrig's disease (LGD), is a rare, terminal neurodegenerative disorder that results in the progressive loss of both upper and low ...

References

External links

BBC Press Office profile
(2003)
Borders College Honorary Fellows
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