Jimmy Hill (broadcaster, born 1989)

Jimmy Hill
Born
James Hill

(1989-08-09) 9 August 1989 (age 35)[1]
Burntwood, Staffordshire, England
Other namesjimmy0010
Alma materUniversity of York (BA)
Occupations
  • TV and radio host
  • YouTube personality
Years active2006–present
Employers

James Hill (born 9 August 1989) is an English radio, television, and YouTube personality best known for his work with 4Music and Capital FM. He currently hosts The Capital Evening Show with Jimmy Hill, which broadcasts across the Capital network from Sunday to Thursday between 7pm and 10pm.

Early life

Hill is from Burntwood, Staffordshire. He attended Chasetown High School.[2] He has two half-sisters and two step-brothers.[3] He graduated with a first-class Bachelor of Arts with Honours in History from the University of York in 2009.[4][5][6]

Career

YouTube

Hill's first YouTube video, now private, was uploaded in 2006 to his main channel jimmy0010.[7] In 2014, Hill made a joint channel Chels and Jim with Chelsea Fisher. From 2013 to 2015, Hill co-hosted The 4:01 Show with Carina Maggar, an advice-giving and pop culture web series.[8][9] In 2015, Hill and fellow YouTuber Charlotte McDonnell (formerly Charlie McDonnell) began hosting Cereal Time, a YouTube-based breakfast talk show pitched and produced by Hank Green.[10][11]

Television and radio

Hill made his television debut when he starred in the 2009 BBC Two documentary series Chartjackers.[12] He also participated in the BBC Switch YouTube Takeover, The 5:19 Show,[13] and Jimmy vs. the Penguin of Doom.[14] Hill has done presenting work for BBC Radio 1Xtra and several companies, such as Burberry and British Airways.[15] He hosted the backstage coverage of Capital FM's Summertime Ball in 2014.[6]

Hill began working with 4Music in 2015 when he hosted Stacked: Pop Up Pile.[16] Hill hosted Trending Live!, a Monday thru Thursday show on 4Music about music and pop culture, with AJ Odudu and Vick Hope from 2015 to 2019.[17][18] He also presented the Pop Powerlist 2016,[19] UK Music Video Chart with Bethan Leadley, Fusion Festival, Breakers, #YouNews, and The UK Hotlist for the network.[14]

In 2015, Hill starred in the Disney XD UK miniseries Mega Awesome Super Hacks alongside Oli White and Mawaan Rizwan.[20]

Hill started his radio career with a gig on Radio X in late 2016 and early 2017. He covered Sunday mornings from 11am to 1pm before moving to Saturday and Sunday's 6 to 8am slot.[12][21]

In 2017, Hill landed a Capital FM show. Initially, he presented Sunday mornings 9am to 12pm before moving to Sundays from 7pm to 10pm after a few months. He also presented events such as the Summertime Ball for the network.[22][23] In 2019, The Capital Evening Show with Jimmy Hill, a weeknight show from 7pm to 10pm, was launched across the network. Hill also took over Saturday afternoons 4pm to 7pm at this time.[24] At the start of 2021, Hill returned to Sunday evenings as his show got extended to Thursday. He left Saturday afternoons at this time and was replaced by Niall Gray.

Podcast

In 2018, Hill and Fisher hosted a true crime and supernatural podcast titled The Ghost Museum (formerly The Slab).[25][26]

Personal life

Hill lives in North London.[27][28] He is gay and came out publicly via a video on his YouTube channel in 2015.[29] He has since opened up about several topics regarding sexuality.[30][31]

References

  1. ^ "Birthday treats 🎉". Jimmy. 9 August 2017. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2019 – via Instagram.
  2. ^ "Jimmy Reacts to his Old Videos". YouTube. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ "25 FACTS ABOUT ME - Jimmy0010". YouTube. 16 July 2015. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  4. ^ Ku, Christy (7 September 2016). "If YouTubers Were Schoolteachers". TenEighty. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  5. ^ "James Hill - TV and Radio Presenter". Farah. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  6. ^ a b "London Grilling with east London vlogger James Hill". London Living. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  7. ^ DeSimone, Evan (23 October 2014). "Zeroing In On Jimmy0010". New Media Rockstars. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  8. ^ Naden, Collette (13 February 2013). "The 4:01 Show launches on YouTube". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  9. ^ Aitken, Jon (2 December 2014). "Jimmy chats to TenEighty about the 4:01 Show's third run". TenEighty. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  10. ^ Dryden, Liam (12 June 2015). ""Cereal Time" Is The YouTuber Breakfast Show You Never Knew You Needed". PopBuzz. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Jimmy Hill & Charlie McDonnell Premiere Cereal Time". TenEighty. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  12. ^ a b Griffin, Louise (21 March 2017). "YouTube goes mainstream". TenEighty. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  13. ^ "The 5:19 Show – Jimmy0010". BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  14. ^ a b "Jimmy Hill is managed by Insanity". Insanity. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  15. ^ "How to be a YouTube Celebrity - Jimmy 0010 gives us some insider tips". Whatever After. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  16. ^ Brinnand, AJ (1 February 2015). "James Hill to host 4Music TV Show". TenEighty. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  17. ^ Nahirny, Sam (14 September 2017). "Hanging out with the 4Music cool kids, AJ Odudu and James Hill". TMRW. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  18. ^ "My TV Show". YouTube. 17 June 2017. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  19. ^ "Hi! Catch me hosting the #PopPowerlist on @4musicofficial all Easter weekend :D (freeview channel 18, sky 360, virgin 330)". Jimmy. 25 March 2016. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2019 – via Instagram.
  20. ^ Fitzgerald, Clare (29 October 2015). "Oli White, Jimmy Hill & Mawaan Rizwan Host Disney XD Show". TenEighty. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  21. ^ "Had the most fun presenting on @radiox the last couple of weeks 😊". Jimmy. 28 January 2017. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2019 – via Instagram.
  22. ^ "Presenters: Jimmy Hill". Capital FM. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  23. ^ "Summertime Ball 2017: How to Watch and Listen". Capital FM. 8 June 2017. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  24. ^ Hanley, James (20 December 2018). "'This is a hugely exciting time': Capital unveils new schedule for 2019". Music Week. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  25. ^ Dryden, Liam (1 June 2018). "Five of the Best: YouTubers After YouTube". TenEighty. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  26. ^ Chels and Jim. "The Ghost Museum". Apple (Podcast). Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  27. ^ "MY NEW HOUSE". YouTube. 10 October 2016. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  28. ^ Jackson, David (9 March 2016). "YouTube Highlight - Why I Don't Show My Boyfriend (jimmy0010)". Artistic Echoes. Retrieved 12 June 2019.[permanent dead link‍]
  29. ^ "on being gay". YouTube. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  30. ^ Sutton, Erin (16 August 2015). "Coming Out on YouTube Panel at Summer in the City 2015". TenEighty. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  31. ^ Rogers, Jonna (15 May 2018). "Video Spotlight: Being gay but acting straight? (jimmy0010)". TenEighty. Retrieved 12 June 2019.