David Hill (producer)
David Hill | |
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Born | (1946-05-21) May 21, 1946 (age 78) Newcastle, New South Wales |
Nationality | Australian, American |
Occupation | Television executive |
David Hill (born May 21, 1946) is an Australian-born American executive producer who served as the president of Fox Sports from 1993 to 2000,[1] and as a senior EVP of 21st Century Fox for twenty-four years.[2]
Biography
After starting out at the Sydney Daily Telegraph and then working at Nine Network, he was hired by Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox in 1988 to help launch Sky Television and then Eurosport. In 1990, he took over BSkyB sports channel and created Sky Sports in 1991. He then led the startup of Fox Sports and NFL on Fox in 1993 when the network won National Football League TV broadcasting rights, and introduced many new concepts including the FoxBox (a form of score bug), the 1st & Ten virtual first down line and making the broadcasts more entertaining.[3]
He left the Fox Group in June 2015 to open his own production company that focused on live TV events.[4] In 2014 Hill became a chairman of National Geographic Channels.[5] He served as an executive producer of the American version of The X Factor and the fifteenth season of American Idol.
Academy Award producer
He along with Reginald Hudlin were chosen to produce the 88th Academy Awards[6] after the end of a third term deal with previous producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.[7]
Filmography
- Fox NFL Sunday
- NHL on FOX
- Daytona 500: The Great American Race Pre-Race Show
- 2008 NASCAR Samsung 500
- 2008 Crown Royal Presents the Dan Lowry 400
- 2011 World Series
- American Idol (2014-2015)[8]
- The X Factor[8]
- 88th Academy Awards (with Reginald Hudlin)
Awards
Hill won an Outstanding Live Sports Special award at 33rd Sports Emmys for producing 2011 World Series. In 2017 he received the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award from the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
In 2014 he was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame.[3]
References
- ^ "FOX Sports announces major executive reorganization". Fox Sports. Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. May 26, 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
- ^ "David Hill Ends Long Run at 21st Century Fox, Sets Production Banner (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. June 23, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
- ^ a b Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame: David Hill
- ^ "Fox Veteran David Hill To Step Down, Launch Production Company". Deadline Hollywood. June 5, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
- ^ "David Hill Takes Helm of Nat Geo Channels, Courteney Monroe Upped to CEO". Variety. April 15, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
- ^ "David Hill, Reginald Hudlin to Produce 88th Annual Oscar Telecast". The Wrap. September 1, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
- ^ "Academy hires Django Unchained producer and Emmy winner to run Oscars". Entertainment Weekly. September 1, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
- ^ a b "News Corp.'s David Hill To Take Oversight Of Fox's 'American Idol' And 'The X Factor'". Deadline Hollywood. June 5, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
External links
- David Hill at IMDb
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- 1975 World Series (1975–76)
- 1976 Summer Olympics (1976–77)
- Heavyweight championship boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Leon Spinks (1977–78)
- Super Bowl XIII (1978–79)
- 1980 Winter Olympics (1979–80)
- 1981 Kentucky Derby (1980–81)
- 1982 NCAA men's basketball national championship (1981–82)
- 1982 World Series (1982–83)
- Not awarded (1983–84)
- 1984 Summer Olympics (1984–85)
- Not awarded (1985–86)
- 1987 Daytona 500 (1986–87)
- 1987 Kentucky Derby (1987–88)
- 1988 Summer Olympics (1988)
- 1989 Indianapolis 500 (1989)
- 1990 Indianapolis 500 (1990)
- 1991 NBA Finals (1991)
- 1992 Breeders Cup (1992)
- 1993 World Series (1993)
- 1994 Stanley Cup Finals (1994)
- Cal Ripken Jr.'s 2,131st consecutive game (1995)
- 1996 World Series (1996)
- 1997 NBA Finals (1997)
- Mark McGwire's 62nd home run (1998)
- 1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (1999)
- 2000 World Series (2000)
- 2001 World Series (2001)
- 2002 Winter Olympics (2002)
- 2003 Major League Baseball postseason (2003)
- 2004 Masters Tournament (2004)
- 2005 Open Championship (2005)
- 2006 Major League Baseball postseason (2006)
- 2007 Fiesta Bowl (2007)
- 2008 U.S. Open Golf Championship (2008)
- Super Bowl XLIII (2009)
- 2010 FIFA World Cup Final (2010)
- 2011 World Series (2011)
- Super Bowl XLVI (2012)
- 2013 World Series (2013)
- Super Bowl XLIX (2014)
- Super Bowl 50 (2015)
- 2016 World Series (2016)
- Army–Navy Game (2017)
- 2018 World Series (2018)
- 2019 Masters Tournament (2019)
- 2020 NBA All-Star Game (2020)
- MLB at Field of Dreams (2021)