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词条 Simon Hill
释义

  1. British-based work

  2. Australian-based work

  3. Personal life

  4. Career Journalistic or Commentary Coverage achievements

  5. Notes

  6. References

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| birth_place = Manchester, England, UK
| residence = Sydney, New South Wales
| nationality = English
| occupation = Football broadcaster
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| spouse = Stephanie Brantz
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}}Simon Hill (born 1 November 1967) is an English football commentator currently employed by Fox Sports.[1]

British-based work

After graduating from the University of Portsmouth in 1990, Hill began his work in the field of journalism, initially writing for newspapers as a freelance author while studying for the NCTJ Pre-Entry Course in Newspaper Journalism.

He landed his first job at a district radio station in south Wales. Soon after, Hill's career progressed to BBC local radio and eventually BBC World Service and BBC Radio Five Live, working as both a presenter and commentator on Premiership and European Football.

Hill began his television career at BBC, working on the digital channel BBC News 24 before he was approached to work as a presenter and reporter the new ITV Sport Channel.

Simon then moved into freelancing roles for various TV and radio channels – including Capital Gold Radio.

Australian-based work

After more than a decade working in radio and television in the UK, Hill joined SBS Sport in Australia.

He was the local studio host for SBS's Ashes Cricket coverage (the main program was a relay from Channel 4 in the UK) in 2005 (Australia's tour of England).

He also commentated the 2006 FIFA World Cup as well as being a regular on Toyota World Sport and The World Game.

On 29 July 2006 he joined Fox Sports on a three-year deal as its main commentator for the A-League as well as Fox Sports's weekly football show called Total Football. Hill also gives half time and full-time analysis of the Premier League matches and supports Manchester City Football Club. On joining he said "For any true follower of football, Fox Sports is an absolute must, and for me it's a great fit."[2] In addition to his work at Fox Sports, Hill is a monthly contributor to Australian football magazine FourFourTwo.[3]

Personal life

Hill was born in Manchester to Audrey and George Hill. He is married to ABC sports presenter Stephanie Brantz.[4]

Career Journalistic or Commentary Coverage achievements

  • 1995 Toyota Cup - Japan
  • 1996 European Football Championship - England
  • 1998 African Cup of Nations - Burkina Faso
  • 1998 FIFA World Cup - France
  • 2004 Olympics - Athens, Greece
  • 2005 Ashes Series - England
  • 2005 World Cup Qualifier - Sydney, Australia and Montevideo, Uruguay
  • 2006 FIFA World Cup - Germany
  • 2006 onwards - A-League and English Premier League
  • 2007 AFC Asian Cup - Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam
  • 2015 AFC Asian Cup - Australia

Notes

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060909052050/http://www20.sbs.com.au/sport/index.php?pg=tm&id=2 SBS Profile of Simon Hill]
  • Hill and Harper join FOX Sports team
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References

1. ^http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/socceroos/fox-sports-football-commentator-simon-hill-examines-japanese-football-and-what-we-can-learn-from-it/story-e6frf4l3-1226654477106#
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.footballnews.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3407&sid=93f755745ed9c033ca305b9a9f550a6a|title=FootballNews • Login|publisher=}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/au/node|title=FourFourTwo|publisher=}}
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.sportforwomen.com.au/directory/people/2/stephanie-brantz |title=Sport for Women Ambassadors - Stephanie Brantz |access-date=2013-12-31 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101021450/http://www.sportforwomen.com.au/directory/people/2/stephanie-brantz |archivedate=1 January 2014 |df=dmy-all }}
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