Jonathan Hill (presenter)
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Jonathan Hill is a Welsh television presenter, journalist and producer, who currently presents ''
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'', the nightly news magazine programme on
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. He is also the editor of the station's English language output. Hill, who studied English at
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before specialising in journalism, started his career freelancing for
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, before joining HTV Wales as a general news reporter and bulletin presenter in 1993 for ''HTV Newsdesk'' and ''Wales at Six''. In February 1994, he was made one of the main presenters of ''Wales Tonight'', and has since been the senior anchor for the station's main regional news programmes, including ''HTV News'' and ''ITV Wales News''. He has also presented ITV News at 10 occasionally. Hill has also presented and produced documentary programmes for ITV Wales, including the popular series ''Crime Secrets'' and ''Helicops'' (which has been shown latterly on
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and during ITV's ''
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''). He has also contributed to the weekly current affairs programme, ''
Wales This Week ''Wales This Week'' is a long-running Welsh current affairs television programme produced by ITV Cymru Wales (formerly HTV Wales). The programme deals with a wide range of topics relating to the Welsh public, and is usually told through the eye ...
''. In 2001, Hill was named ''BT Welsh Journalist of the Year'' for a ''Wales This Week'' report on convicted murderer Mark Shillibier and ''BT Welsh News Broadcaster of the Year'' for an interview with the Archbishop of Cardiff. In May 2009, Hill was appointed as associate editor and executive producer for all of ITV Cymru Wales' programming.Minister concern over ITV shake-up
BBC News, 18 May 2009 On 10 August 2013, he made his network debut presenting ''
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'' weekend bulletins on ITV and ''
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''. He continues to present national weekend bulletins on occasion. In September 2013, Hill released his first book, based upon convicted serial killer
John William Cooper John William Cooper (born 3 September 1944), also known as The ''Bullseye'' Killer, is a Welsh serial killer. On 26 May 2011, he was given a whole life order for the 1985 double murder of siblings Richard and Helen Thomas, and the 1989 double ...
- ''The Pembrokeshire Murders: Catching the Bullseye Killer'' was co-written with DCI Steve Wilkins, lead investigator of Operation Ottawa.


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