Jonathan Hill (presenter)

Jonathan Hill is a Welsh television presenter, journalist and producer, who currently co-presents ITV News Cymru Wales, the nightly regional news magazine programme on ITV Cymru Wales.^[1]

Hill, who studied English at Swansea University before specialising in journalism, started his career freelancing for BBC Radio Wales, before joining HTV Wales as a general news reporter and bulletin presenter in 1993 for HTV Newsdesk and Wales at Six. In February 1994, he was made one of the main presenters of Wales at Six's successor, Wales Tonight, and has since been the senior anchor for the station's main regional news programmes (HTV News, ITV Wales News, the revival of Wales Tonight and the current ITV News Cymru Wales).

Hill has also presented and produced documentary programmes for ITV Wales, including the popular series, Crime Secrets and Helicops (which has been shown latterly on Men & Motors and during ITV's Nightwatch with Steve Scott).

He has also contributed to the weekly current affairs programme, Wales This Week, for which he is a stand-in presenter. In 2001, Hill was named BT Welsh Journalist of the Year for a Wales This Week report on convicted murder Mark Shillibier and BT Welsh News Broadcaster of the Year for an interview with the Archbishop of Cardiff.^[2]

In May 2009, Hill was appointed as associate editor for all of ITV Cymru Wales' programming.^[3]

On 10 August 2013 he made his debut presenting the ITV News weekend bulletins on ITV and ITV News London on ITV London.

In September 2013, Jonathan and DCI Steve Wilkins released their first book, based upon John William Cooper. 'The Pembrokeshire Murders: Catching the Bullseye Killer' is the first book Jonathan has co-written and released by publishing group Seren Books

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