Jill Douglas
Jill Alison Douglas (born December 1969), also known as Jill Douglas Hogg, is a British sports presenter, who appears on ITV, BBC and BT Sport. She grew up in Bonchester Bridge in the Scottish Borders. She was educated at Jedburgh Grammar School and worked as a journalist for the ''Southern Reporter'' before studying for an NCTJ in print journalism at Napier College in Edinburgh.She originally fronted Border TV's ''Lookaround'' news magazine in 1993 before moving to present BBC Scotland's rugby union coverage on ''Sportscene'' in 1997. In 1999, she joined Sky Sports as a sports news presenter, and was involved in both the rugby and Golden League athletics coverage. In 2003 she rejoined the BBC as one of the main presenters of rugby union, cycling, and other events, such as the Olympic Games. She also sometimes appears on BBC Radio 5 Live's ''Fighting Talk''. In 2013 Douglas presented the ITV4 coverage of the Haikou World Open and Champion of Champions Snooker.
Douglas is a keen supporter of Hawick Rugby Club. She is married to former Scotland international Carl Hogg. Douglas was awarded an Honorary Fellowship from Borders College in 2014.
She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to sport and charity. Provided by Wikipedia
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1by Jan Felix Drexler, Bernd Kupfer, Nadine Petersen, Rejane Maria Tommasini Grotto, Silvia Maria Corvino Rodrigues, Klaus Grywna, Marcus Panning, Augustina Annan, Giovanni Faria Silva, Jill Douglas, Evelyn S C Koay, Heidi Smuts, Eduardo M Netto, Peter Simmonds, Maria Inês de Moura Campos Pardini, W Kurt Roth, Christian DrostenGet full text
Published 2009-02-01
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