Quick Facts
Born:
1975-12-21
Birthplace:
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Credits:
22 Total Roles
Jemele Hill
Acting
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Biography
Jemele Juanita Hill (/dʒəˈmɛl/ jə-MEL; born December 21, 1975) is an American sports journalist, TV personality, and author. She worked for the Raleigh News & Observer, the Detroit Free Press, and the Orlando Sentinel. She joined ESPN in 2006 and worked in various roles until 2013, when she succeeded Jalen Rose as host of ESPN2's Numbers Never Lie. The show was rebranded to His & Hers which she co-hosted with Michael Smith. Hill and Smith co-hosted SC6, the 6 p.m. (ET) edition of ESPN's flagship SportsCenter from 2017 to 2018.
In 2017, she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding News Special for the ABC News Special The President and The People. In she left her role as co-host of SC6 and joined the ESPN website, The Undefeated. She left ESPN shortly afterward to work as a contributing writer for The Atlantic. From August 2020 to February 2021, she co-hosted Vice's Cari & Jemele (Won't) Stick to Sports alongside Cari Champion.
She is the co-founder of the film and production company Lodge Freeway Media and published her autobiography Uphill: A Memoir in 2022.
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In 2017, she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding News Special for the ABC News Special The President and The People. In she left her role as co-host of SC6 and joined the ESPN website, The Undefeated. She left ESPN shortly afterward to work as a contributing writer for The Atlantic. From August 2020 to February 2021, she co-hosted Vice's Cari & Jemele (Won't) Stick to Sports alongside Cari Champion.
She is the co-founder of the film and production company Lodge Freeway Media and published her autobiography Uphill: A Memoir in 2022.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Known For
Marvel's Luke Cage
Jemele Hill
Power Book II: Ghost
Jemele Hill
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
National Champions
Jemele Hill
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Product Purger
VICE News Tonight
Self
Bye Bye Barry
Self
Untold: The Fall of Favre
Self - Sports Journalist
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Untold: The Fall of Favre MOVIE | Self - Sports Journalist |
| 2025 | Hoops, Hopes & Dreams MOVIE | Self |
| 2024 | Above the Fold with Jemele Hill TV | Self - Host |
| 2024 | Power of the Dream MOVIE | Self |
| 2024 | Memes & Nightmares MOVIE | Self |
| 2024 | Black Twitter: A People's History TV | Self - Writer & Journalist |
| 2023 | Bye Bye Barry MOVIE | Self |
| 2023 | The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports MOVIE | Self |
| 2022 | Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL MOVIE | Self - Sports Journalist (archive footage) |
| 2021 | National Champions MOVIE | Jemele Hill |