David Hill

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, and as a senior EVP of 21st Century Fox for twenty-four years.

Career Hill started his career working as a copyboy at the Sydney Daily Telegraph aged 17.

He moved to Nine Network aged 19, to work as a reporter, where he moved his way up to VP of sports and caught the attention of Rupert Murdoch.

Hill was hired at 21st Century Fox in 1988 to help launch Sky Television and Eurosport. After the merger of Sky Television and British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB), Hill took over the sports channel and, in 1991, created Sky Sports.

In 1993, Hill moved to the United States and led the startup of Fox Sports

In 2014, Hill became a chairman of National Geographic Channels. He also served as an executive producer of the American version of The X Factor and the fifteenth season of American Idol.

Academy Award producer Hill, along with Reginald Hudlin, was chosen to produce the 88th Academy Awards.

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) The X Factor

Member of the Order of Australia (AM), Awarded on 10 June 2002 Award event The Queen's Birthday 2002 Honours List. Citation - For service to the media, particularly as an innovative contributor to the development of quality sports broadcasting.