Jemele Juanita Hill ( born 1975) is an American sports journalist who writes for The Atlantic. She worked for nearly 12 years for sports conglomerate ESPN. She wrote a column for ESPN.com’s Page 2 and formerly hosted ESPN’s His and Hers.
In 2013, she succeeded Jalen Rose on ESPN2’s Numbers Never Lie. In 2017, Hill and Michael Smith became co-hosts of SC6, the 6 p.m. (ET) edition of ESPN’s flagship SportsCenter.
Hill remained in that role until 2018 when ESPN moved her to their website, The Undefeated. She joined The Atlantic in late 2018. From August 2020 to February 2021, she co-hosted Vice’s Cari & Jemele (Won’t) Stick to Sports alongside Cari Champion
Does Jemele Hill Have Kids?
I didn’t want to sacrifice my body or devote my time to raising a child. I wanted to travel the world. I wanted the freedom to live wherever I wanted and to navigate my career without having to factor a child into my plans,” she wrote.