Hinchcliffe initially worked with various theatre companies.
BBC Hinchcliffe got her first break in broadcasting in 2001 at
BBC Southern Counties Radio, reporting on the likes of
Crawley Town and
Lewes. At around the same time, she also appeared on the BBC One game show
Dog Eat Dog. From there, she worked as a reporter on African Football for the
BBC World Service, and then at
BBC Radio 5 Live. In the summer of 2002, she joined
BBC News and
BBC World News as a sports presenter. In 2005, she fronted
BBC Two's live coverage of
England's matches in the
women's European football championship. On 21 January 2006, she became the first woman to present
BBC One's Saturday lunchtime show
Football Focus. In 2005 she was the first woman to present
Match of the Day. In 2006, she presented
BBC Three's coverage of some England's qualifiers for the
FIFA Women's World Cup 2007. In 2008, she also appeared on the
BBC 8pm News summary, while usual presenter
Ellie Crisell was on maternity leave. In light of
BBC Sport presentation moving to
MediaCityUK in
Salford, Hinchcliffe made her final on-air presentation on the BBC on 21 February 2012.
Sky News Hinchcliffe joined
Sky News in March 2012 and began presenting sports bulletins for them from January 2013.
Freelance As a freelancer, she covers the French Open tennis for ITV alongside John Inverdale. ==Personal life==