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[email protected]; 330-588-3622 DAVID HILL NAMED THE 2017 WINNER OF PRESTIGIOUS PETE ROZELLE RADIO-TV AWARD FORMER FOX SPORTS CHAIRMAN TO BE HONORED FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT DURING ENSHRINEMENT CEREMONY ON AUG. 5 CANTON, OHIO – David Hill, who as the first president of FOX Sports launched the NFL on FOX in 1994, has been named the 2017 recipient of the prestigious Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award. The award, presented annually by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, recognizes “longtime exceptional contributions to radio and television in professional football.” Hill will be presented with the award at the 2017 Enshrinement Ceremony on Saturday, August 5 in Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. Said Rupert Murdoch, Hill’s former boss and Executive Chairman of 21st Century Fox, "David Hill re-imagined and re-invigorated the sports television experience for millions of American football fans with his remarkably innovative approach to game and studio production, and this honor by the Pro Football Hall of Fame is extremely well-deserved.” Born and raised in Australia, Hill worked his way up the ranks from a 17-year-old copy boy at the Daily Telegraph in Sydney to the launching Sky Television (Britain’s first satellite distributed television service) to being appointed by Rupert Murdoch to lead FOX Sports. Hill launched an innovative, fully functional major U.S. television network sports division in just eight months.