Jemele Hill | |
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Born |
Detroit, Michigan |
December 21, 1975
Education | Michigan State University |
Occupation | Sports journalist |
Jemele Juanita Hill (born December 21, 1975) is an American sports journalist previously writing a column for ESPN.com's Page 2 and formerly hosting ESPN's His and Hers. In June 2013, she succeeded Jalen Rose on ESPN2's Numbers Never Lie. On February 6, 2017, Hill and Michael Smith became the hosts of ESPN's flagship SportsCenter.
Hill grew up in Detroit, graduated from Mumford High School, then attended Michigan State University.
Hill began her career as general assignment sports writer for the Raleigh News & Observer. From 1999 to 2005, she served as a sports writer with the Detroit Free Press, mainly covering Michigan State football and basketball. While at the Free Press, she also covered the 2004 Summer Olympics and the NBA Playoffs. Hill worked as a columnist for the Orlando Sentinel from 2005 to 2006.
Hill joined ESPN in November 2006 as a national columnist on ESPN.com. Hill makes regular appearances on television, including SportsCenter and several ESPN programs, including ESPN First Take, Outside the Lines and The Sports Reporters. During the 2012 college football season, Hill worked on Friday nights as a sideline reporter with Carter Blackburn and Rod Gilmore.