Jane Hill

Jane Amanda Hill was born on 10 June 1969 in Eastbourne, Sussex. She was privately educated at Micklefield School in East Sussex. She went on to study politics at Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, and graduated in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. She worked part-time for local BBC Radio in paid and voluntary positions from 1986 to 1991. Her first job was at a local radio station as a junior music correspondent, but she knew little about the local indie bands. After graduating, she worked as an assistant and researcher to Senate Democrats, at the Democratic National Headquarters in Washington. She joined the BBC full-time at the end of 1991. ==Career==

After completing the BBC journalism training programme, and was originally an overnight presenter, also appearing on the channel's international counterpart BBC World News during the simulcast between the two channels. During her time with BBC News, she has presented coverage of a wide range of stories and events, including a week of special programmes from Washington DC in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001. She returned to the Algarve for all the major developments in the story, and made a half-hour documentary about the case at the end of that year. From April 2006 until August 2014, she presented alongside Matthew Amroliwala between 11:00 and 14:00 until they moved to between 14:00 and 17:00 in March 2013. Previously, she presented with Chris Eakin from 19:00 to 22:00 on Monday to Thursday evenings. Hill also presents news bulletins on BBC One, and in the past has made occasional appearances presenting BBC Breakfast. She is an occasional relief presenter for the BBC Weekend News on BBC One. Hill returned as relief presenter for BBC News at Six and also joined the team of relief presenters for BBC News at Ten from August 2014. She appeared as herself in the 2014 science fiction action film Edge of Tomorrow, which features Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt. She is a vocal advocate of LGBT+ rights, becoming a columnist for Diva in 2016. ==Personal life==

In December 2009, Hill revealed in the BBC's corporation magazine Ariel that she is a lesbian. Hill lives with her wife Sara, whom she married in 2013 in north London. She has spoken on several occasions about the importance of LGBTQ+ representation on television and the under-representation of gay women. ==References==