Jane Hill Biography
Jane Hill is a BBC newsreader in the United Kingdom. She is the main presenter for BBC News, and she is the main presenter on BBC News at One and BBC News at Five. She also hosts BBC Radio 4’s The World Tonight on occasion.
How old is Jane Hill? – Age
She is 52 years old as of 10 June 2021. She was born Jane Amanda Hill in 1969 in Eastbourne, United Kingdom.
Jane Hill Family
Hill was born in Crawley, Sussex, to David and Margaret Hill on the same day and in the same hospital as former BBC Weather presenter Helen Young. She grew up in London.
Who is Jane Hill Wife? – Partner
Jane lives in North London with her wife Sara, a camera operator whom she married in 2011.
Jane Hill Cancer
Jane revealed on social media in May that she was secretly battling breast cancer. She admitted that she had a mastectomy but chose not to have reconstructive surgery. In May 2019, Jane returned to work at the BBC. While Jane kept her cancer diagnosis a secret from the general public, she was very open with her friends, family, and coworkers.
How much is Jane Hill worth? – Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $1 Million.
Jane Hill Career
Hill joined BBC Radio 5 Live at the station’s inception as a producer after completing the BBC journalism training programme. She began her career in television after completing the BBC Regional News Trainee Scheme. She went on to work as a presenter for BBC Radio Berkshire and South Today before moving on to national news.
Hill joined BBC News’ new 24-hour channel in November 1997 as an overnight presenter, also appearing on the channel’s international counterpart BBC World News during the simulcast between the two channels. During her time at BBC News, she covered a wide range of stories and events, including a week of special programs from Washington, DC in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. She went on to present live coverage of the first anniversary commemorations at Ground Zero in New York City on BBC News and BBC World News.
During the Iraq war, she hosted a number of special programmes on BBC One and BBC Two, and on the day US forces captured Saddam Hussein in December 2003, she broadcast for nearly eight hours on both terrestrial channels, BBC News, and BBC World News. Hill oversaw local reporting in Portugal for the BBC’s coverage of Madeleine McCann’s disappearance in 2007. She flew to Portugal on the day the news broke and spent much of May there, conducting the BBC’s first interview with Kate and Gerry McCann. She returned to the Algarve for all of the major developments in the story, and at the end of the year, she produced a half-hour documentary about it.
From April 2006 to August 2014, she co-presented with Matthew Amroliwala between 11:00 and 14:00, until they switched to 14:00 to 17:00 in March 2013. Previously, she appeared with Chris Eakin on Monday through Thursday evenings from 19:00 to 22:00. Hill also presents news bulletins on BBC One and has previously presented BBC Breakfast on occasion. She fills in as a relief presenter for BBC Weekend News on BBC One.
She began a week of filling in for Jeremy Vine on BBC Radio 2’s music and news programme on Monday, August 16, 2010. Hill returned to BBC News at Six as a relief presenter in August 2014, and she also joined the team of BBC News at Ten relief presenters. Edge of Tomorrow, a 2014 science fiction action film starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt, featured her as herself. Hill appeared in a series of brief comic sketches at the end of episodes of No Such Thing as the News in 2016. Hill hosted the inaugural Diversity In Media Awards (DIMAS) in London on September 15, 2017.
