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David Hill (born May 21, 1946) is an Australian-born American executive producer who served as the president of Fox Sports from 1993-2000, and as a senior EVP of 21st Century Fox for twenty-four years. He left the Fox Group in June 2015 to open his own production company that focused on live TV events. David was a chairman of National Geographic Channels. He served as an executive producer of the American version of The X Factor and the fifteenth season of American Idol.
Academy Award producer
He along with Reginald Hudlin were chosen to produce the 88th Academy Awards after the end of a third term deal with previous producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.
Awards
Hill won an Outstanding Live Sports Special award at 33rd Sports Emmys for producing 2011 World Series. In 2017 he received the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award from the Pro Football Hall of Fame.