Jill Douglas

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Jill Douglas
MBE
BornDecember 1969 (age 54)
Occupation TV presenter
Notable credit RBS 6 Nations
SpouseCarl Hogg
Children2

Jill Alison Douglas MBE (born December 1969), also known as Jill Douglas Hogg, is a British sports presenter, who appears on ITV, BBC and BT Sport. [1] 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. [2] [3] [4]

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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. [3] 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. [3] 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. [5]

Charity work

In 2017 Douglas became the CEO of the "My Name'5 Doddie" Foundation, established by Doddie Weir to raise funds for research into Motor Neuron Disease. [6]

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References

  1. "New Year Honours: Sports broadcaster Jill Douglas appointed MBE". BBC News Online . 1 January 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  2. "BBC Wales - Raise Your Game - In the zone". Archived from the original on 24 January 2007. Retrieved 16 August 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 "BBC – Press Office – Jill Douglas". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2006.
  4. "From the Borders to Beijing". www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk.
  5. "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N19.
  6. "'It's devastating news' - My Name Is Doddie stalwart Jill Douglas reacts to English rugby star being diagnosed with motor neurone disease". www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk.