Simon Hill

Simon Hill (born 1 November 1967) is an English football commentator based in Australia.

This article is about the Australian sports commentator. For other uses, see Simon Hill (disambiguation).

Simon Hill
Born (1967-11-01) 1 November 1967
Manchester, England, UK
NationalityEnglish
OccupationFootball broadcaster

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 Red Dragon FM, a radio station in Cardiff, 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."[1] In addition to his work at Fox Sports, Hill is a monthly contributor to Australian football magazine FourFourTwo.[2]

After 14 years at Fox Sports, Hill was made redundant in July 2020.

In August 2020, Hill announced joining Optus Sport as a commentator on their UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League broadcasts. In addition, he will also appear in their match day podcasts and provide a weekly column on the website.

Personal life

Hill was born in Manchester to Audrey and George Hill. He is married to ABC sports presenter Stephanie Brantz.[3]

Career Journalistic or Commentary Coverage achievements

References
  1. "FootballNews • Login".
  2. "FourFourTwo".
  3. "Sport for Women Ambassadors - Stephanie Brantz". Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2013.

Sources

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