Mike Hill (sportscaster)
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Mike Hill is a sportscaster
who has been with ESPN
since 2004. During his time at ESPN he has hosted a variety of the network's shows including SportsCenter
, ESPN First Take
, NFL Live
, Baseball Tonight
, Highlight Express, and various remote projects including Cam Newton
's 2011 Pro Day at Auburn.
Hill, who spent his childhood in both the Bronx and Bessemer, Alabama
, enlisted in the U.S. Air Force after graduation from high school and received a Bachelor's Degree in Communications from the Air Force Academy
. He began his career as a sports director at WHAG-TV
in Hagerstown, Maryland
in 1995. He got his first anchoring job later that year with KSEE-TV in Fresno, California
.
From 1997 to 2000 Hill spent time with WKRN-TV
in Nashville, Tennessee
covering high school football
, earning two Emmy Awards. From 2000 to 2002 Hill spent time as a host at Fox Sports Net
in New York
. From 2002 to 2004, in his final job before ESPN, he served as a sports anchor at KXAS-TV
in Dallas, Texas
.
Hill is also CEO of Thrill of Entertainment, his production company established to offer multi media productions in television, internet radio and print projects. As a fan of pop culture, he held a lead role in The African Globe Theater of Newark's, "Miss Evers' Boys" as well as various cameo appearances on network television and independent films. Hill was also the voice of the audio book, "Power, Money, and Sex", an autobiography by Deion Sanders.
Sportscaster
In sports broadcasting, a commentator gives a running commentary of a game or event in real time, usually during a live broadcast. The comments are normally a voiceover, with the sounds of the action and spectators also heard in the background. In the case of television commentary, the commentator...
who has been with ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
since 2004. During his time at ESPN he has hosted a variety of the network's shows including SportsCenter
SportsCenter
SportsCenter is a daily sports news television show, and the flagship program of American cable network ESPN since the network launched on September 7, 1979. Originally broadcast only daily, SportsCenter is now shown up to twelve times a day, replaying the day's scores and highlights from major...
, ESPN First Take
ESPN First Take
ESPN First Take is an American morning sports talk program on ESPN2 and ESPN2HD. The show was formerly known as Cold Pizza. The official switch was made on May 7, 2007. Two back-to-back two-hour episodes air each weekday from Monday through Friday, with the live episode airing from 10 a.m...
, NFL Live
NFL Live
NFL Live is a National Football League studio show, currently airing Monday through Friday at 4:00 p.m and 12:30 a.m ET on the ESPN cable network. Formerly known as NFL 2Night, the program is the only NFL-related studio program to air during the week...
, Baseball Tonight
Baseball Tonight
Baseball Tonight is a program that airs on ESPN. The show, which recapitulates the day's Major League Baseball action, has been on the air since 1990.-Air times:...
, Highlight Express, and various remote projects including Cam Newton
Cam Newton
Cameron Lemark Newton is a former American football safety. He played college football at Furman University, then played two seasons in the NFL, one each for the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers. He was cut from the Panthers before the 2007 season...
's 2011 Pro Day at Auburn.
Hill, who spent his childhood in both the Bronx and Bessemer, Alabama
Bessemer, Alabama
Bessemer is a city outside of Birmingham in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States eight miles west of Hoover. The population was 29,672 at the 2000 Census, but by the 2009 U.S...
, enlisted in the U.S. Air Force after graduation from high school and received a Bachelor's Degree in Communications from the Air Force Academy
United States Air Force Academy
The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States...
. He began his career as a sports director at WHAG-TV
WHAG-TV
WHAG-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station for Hagerstown, Maryland. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 26 from a transmitter on Fairview Mountain west of Clear Spring. Owned by the Nexstar Broadcasting Group, the station has studios in the Alexander House Hotel on...
in Hagerstown, Maryland
Hagerstown, Maryland
Hagerstown is a city in northwestern Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Washington County, and, by many definitions, the largest city in a region known as Western Maryland. The population of Hagerstown city proper at the 2010 census was 39,662, and the population of the...
in 1995. He got his first anchoring job later that year with KSEE-TV in Fresno, California
Fresno, California
Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...
.
From 1997 to 2000 Hill spent time with WKRN-TV
WKRN-TV
WKRN-TV, virtual channel 2.1 , is the ABC-affiliated television station in Nashville, Tennessee. It is owned by Young Broadcasting under the operation of Gray Television. Its transmitter is located in Brentwood, Tennessee....
in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
covering high school football
High school football
High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....
, earning two Emmy Awards. From 2000 to 2002 Hill spent time as a host at Fox Sports Net
Fox Sports Net
The Fox Sports Regional Networks, or simply Fox Sports Net , are a collection of cable TV regional sports networks in the United States owned and operated by News Corporation.- Beginnings :...
in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. From 2002 to 2004, in his final job before ESPN, he served as a sports anchor at KXAS-TV
KXAS-TV
KXAS-TV, virtual channel 5 , is the NBC television station for the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The station was Texas' first television station when the station made its debut on September 28, 1948. Its transmitter is located in Cedar Hill...
in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
.
Hill is also CEO of Thrill of Entertainment, his production company established to offer multi media productions in television, internet radio and print projects. As a fan of pop culture, he held a lead role in The African Globe Theater of Newark's, "Miss Evers' Boys" as well as various cameo appearances on network television and independent films. Hill was also the voice of the audio book, "Power, Money, and Sex", an autobiography by Deion Sanders.