Jim Hill (sportscaster)

NFL player
Name=Jim Hill
DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1946|10|21|mf=y
Birthplace=San Antonio, Texas
Position=CB
College=Texas A&I
DraftedYear=1968
DraftedRound=1/ Pick 18
DatabaseFootball=HILLJIM03
years=1968-1971
1972-1974
1975
teams=San Diego Chargers
Green Bay Packers
Cleveland Browns

James Webster "Jim" Hill (born October 21, 1946 in San Antonio, Texas) is a retired American football defensive back who played in the National Football League. He is now a Los Angeles-based sportscaster and currently lead sports anchor and sports director at KCBS-TV.

Played college football at Texas A&M University–Kingsville (formerly Texas A&I University).

Following his pro football career, Hill began on the NFL on CBS in 1980 as an analyst. But in 1984, 1985, and 1992-93, he was the play-by-play announcer on selected games.

Hill started in 1976 at KCBS-TV (then KNXT), where he was a sports anchor for 11 years. He left KNXT/KCBS in 1987, and spent a near five-year stint at rival KABC-TV, where he anchored the sports segments on its 5, 6, and 11 p.m. newscasts. He returned to KCBS in March 1992, and has remained there since. In addition to KCBS-TV duties, Hill files sports reports for sister station KCAL-TV. Hill is also one of the hosts for pay-per-view boxing telecasts produced by the Showtime cable network.

Prior to becoming a sportscaster, Hill was a football player, playing for the Green Bay Packers and San Diego Chargers. He has appeared as himself in movies and television shows such as "Rocky III" and "Arli$$".

A popular broadcast personality in southern California for years, Hill has been active in community activities. He is a member of the Los Angeles Urban League's board of directors, as well as serving on the board of directors of the Grossman Burn Center in Sherman Oaks, California. He is a spokesman for the City of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation, and is involved in developing youth outreach and fitness programs.

Hill has been honored by the Associated Press, Los Angeles Press Club, United Press International, the California Press Television and Radio Association, and USA Today for his outstanding work in sports reporting.

Hill was honored on May 9, 2006, with the 2,311th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Colleagues, friends, family and dignitaries such as Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa were in attendance to honor the popular sportscaster. Mayor Villaraigosa declared May 9, 2006 in Los Angeles as "Jim Hill Day."

Hill is an avid golfer who often plays at Wilson & Harding Golf Courses at Griffith Park in Los Angeles.

He is divorced from actress Denise Nicholasfact|date=July 2007.

External links

* [http://www.cbs2.com/bios/local_bio_288181524.html Jim Hill's bio on CBS2.com]
*imdb name|id=0384383|name=Jim Hill
* [http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_129160323.html KCBS-TV: Our Jim Hill Honored With Star on Walk of Fame (also contains two videos)]