Rise to Success: Career Highlights of Jemele Hill

By Popular Timelines Editorial Team · Updated: June 10, 2025

Discover the career path of Jemele Hill, from the first major opportunity to industry-changing achievements.

Jemele Hill is an American sports journalist recognized for her career at ESPN. She contributed to several publications before joining ESPN in 2006, where she held various positions, including co-hosting "Numbers Never Lie," later rebranded as "His & Hers," with Michael Smith. Hill and Smith also co-hosted "SC6," the 6 p.m. edition of SportsCenter, from 2017 to 2018. Hill has become a notable figure in sports media.

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Full Timeline Career & Achievements

1999: Sports Writer for Detroit Free Press

From 1999, Jemele Hill served as a sports writer with the Detroit Free Press.

2004: Covered the 2004 Summer Olympics and the NBA playoffs

In 2004, Jemele Hill covered the Summer Olympics and the NBA playoffs.

2005: Columnist for Orlando Sentinel

From 2005, Jemele Hill worked as a columnist for the Orlando Sentinel.

November 2006: Joined ESPN as a national columnist

In November 2006, Jemele Hill joined ESPN as a national columnist on ESPN.com.

2006: Joined ESPN

In 2006, Jemele Hill joined ESPN, where she worked in various roles.

2006: Columnist for Orlando Sentinel

In 2006, Jemele Hill was a columnist for the Orlando Sentinel.

2011: Began podcast His & Hers

In 2011, Jemele Hill and Michael Smith began the podcast His & Hers.

2012: Sideline Reporter

During the 2012 college football season, Jemele Hill worked as a sideline reporter with Carter Blackburn and Rod Gilmore.

2013: Joined Numbers Never Lie, renamed His & Hers

In 2013, Jemele Hill joined Michael Smith's ESPN2 show Numbers Never Lie, which was renamed His & Hers.

2013: Succeeded Jalen Rose as host of ESPN2's Numbers Never Lie

In 2013, Jemele Hill succeeded Jalen Rose as host of ESPN2's Numbers Never Lie. The show was later rebranded as His and Hers, which she co-hosted with Michael Smith.

January 2017: His & Hers ended

In January 2017, the His & Hers show ended.

February 6, 2017: Became evening anchor of SportsCenter

On February 6, 2017, Jemele Hill and Michael Smith became evening anchors of ESPN's flagship show, SportsCenter. Their installment was called "SC6 with Michael and Jemele".

2017: Co-hosted SC6 with Michael Smith

From 2017, Jemele Hill co-hosted SC6, the 6:00 pm (ET) edition of ESPN's flagship SportsCenter, with Michael Smith.

January 25, 2018: Announcement of New Role at The Undefeated

On January 25, 2018, ESPN announced that Jemele Hill would anchor her final SC6 on February 2 and transition to a new role at The Undefeated.

October 1, 2018: Joined The Atlantic as a Staff Writer

On October 1, 2018, The Atlantic announced that Jemele Hill was joining the magazine as a staff writer.

2018: Left SC6 and joined The Undefeated

In 2018, Jemele Hill left her role as co-host of SC6 and joined the ESPN website, The Undefeated. She subsequently left ESPN to write for The Atlantic.