Gabriela Hill
Encyclopedia
Gabriela Hill is a Mexican-American television personality who hosted Poker After Dark
on Discovery Channel
in Spanish-speaking Latin America from April through October 2010, on People+Arts Latin America from January through April 2010, on Azteca 7
and on Proyecto 40
in Mexico from May through December 2009. She was the Spanish-language voice of poker and the World Series of Poker
(WSOP) on ESPN Latin America
and ESPN Deportes
from July 2004 through March 2009.
, where she earned her undergraduate degree in Industrial Psychology.
Gabriela has 25 years of television broadcasting experience, starting in Mexico City as host of children's programs at Imevision (now Azteca 13
). She then spent 8 years as a local news anchor and reporter at Telemundo
Dallas-Fort Worth and Univision
Houston before switching to sports television by joining Prime Deportiva (now Fox Deportes) in 1995.
Gabriela became the first female Spanish-language sports television reporter in the U.S. when she was hired by Univision
Sports in 1996. At Univision, Gabriela was the sideline reporter for Major League Soccer
(MLS) live telecasts and she was part of the Univision news team that won the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Newscast in 1997. Gabriela traveled more than 200,000 miles over two years to cover a different sports event each week, including the NFL Super Bowl
, the Major League Baseball
and National Basketball Association
Playoffs and All-Star Games, and championship boxing matches. She has interviewed sports stars such as Michael Jordan
, Cal Ripken Jr. and Brett Favre
.
In 2000, Gabriela joined start-up PanAmerican Sports Network (PSN), where she enjoyed some of the most productive years of her television career. Gabriela had the opportunity to broadcast more than 300 sports programs including live coverage of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and the 2000 CONCACAF
Women's Gold Cup soccer tournament.
Gabriela moved on to ESPN
in Bristol, Connecticut just prior to the launch of ESPN Deportes
as a 24-hour Spanish-language TV network serving the U.S. Hispanic market in February 2004. When Gabriela's boss asked her if she wanted to announce poker in Spanish for audiences in Mexico and Latin America, Gabriela jumped right in. Since then, she had become known as the voice of the World Series of Poker in Latin America and her voice was heard in over 20 countries from Mexico to Argentina as well as the U.S. Besides calling every WSOP Main Event Final Table from 2004 to 2008, Gabriela voiced over 300 hours of poker television.
Starting in May 2007, Gabriela wrote poker columns and appeared on camera to deliver Consejos del póquer con Gabriela Hill (Poker Advice with Gabriela Hill) video vignettes for ESPNdeportes.com.
Shortly after leaving ESPN in April 2009, Gabriela was offered one of her dream poker television assignments as host of Poker After Dark
.
Poker After Dark
Poker After Dark was an hour-long poker television program on NBC. The show made its debut on January 1, 2007, and was cancelled as another victim of the "Black Friday" criminal case due to the show's sponsorship by Full Tilt Poker, one of that case's defendants. on September 23, 2011 For its first...
on Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
in Spanish-speaking Latin America from April through October 2010, on People+Arts Latin America from January through April 2010, on Azteca 7
Azteca 7
Azteca 7 or El 7 is a network owned by TV Azteca, with affiliate stations all over Mexico all of which are owned and operated by TV Azteca. Azteca 7 uses Mexico, Distrito Federal's XHIMT as its flagship station and its channel as part of its name. Azteca 7's programming is available in HD and is...
and on Proyecto 40
XHTVM-TV
XHTVM-TV channel 40, also known as Proyecto 40, is the call sign assigned to a TV channel operated by TV Azteca in Mexico City, Mexico, owned by Televisora del Valle de México...
in Mexico from May through December 2009. She was the Spanish-language voice of poker and the World Series of Poker
World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker is a world-renowned series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment...
(WSOP) on ESPN Latin America
ESPN Latin America
ESPN Latin America is an ESPN channel that broadcasts in Latin America, not to be confused with ESPN Deportes, which is another channel which broadcasts in the United States in Spanish. ESPN Latin America is not available in the U.S., because is not authorized to air most of the programming seen on...
and ESPN Deportes
ESPN Deportes
ESPN Deportes is a cable television and radio network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day to the Spanish-speaking community in the United States...
from July 2004 through March 2009.
Biography
Gabriela was born in Mexico City. She attended Universidad IberoamericanaUniversidad Iberoamericana
The Ibero-American University is a Mexican private institution of higher education sponsored by the Society of Jesus...
, where she earned her undergraduate degree in Industrial Psychology.
Gabriela has 25 years of television broadcasting experience, starting in Mexico City as host of children's programs at Imevision (now Azteca 13
Azteca 13
Azteca 13 is a television broadcast network owned by TV Azteca, with affiliate stations all over Mexico all of which are owned and operated by TV Azteca. Azteca 13 uses Mexico, Distrito Federal's XHDF as its flagship station and its channel as part of its name...
). She then spent 8 years as a local news anchor and reporter at Telemundo
Telemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
Dallas-Fort Worth and Univision
Univision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
Houston before switching to sports television by joining Prime Deportiva (now Fox Deportes) in 1995.
Gabriela became the first female Spanish-language sports television reporter in the U.S. when she was hired by Univision
Univision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
Sports in 1996. At Univision, Gabriela was the sideline reporter for Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
(MLS) live telecasts and she was part of the Univision news team that won the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Newscast in 1997. Gabriela traveled more than 200,000 miles over two years to cover a different sports event each week, including the NFL Super Bowl
Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League , the highest level of professional American football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather...
, the Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
and National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
Playoffs and All-Star Games, and championship boxing matches. She has interviewed sports stars such as Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan
Michael Jeffrey Jordan is a former American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats...
, Cal Ripken Jr. and Brett Favre
Brett Favre
Brett Lorenzo Favre is a former American football quarterback who spent the majority of his career with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League . He was a 20-year veteran of the NFL, having played quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons , Green Bay Packers , New York Jets and Minnesota...
.
In 2000, Gabriela joined start-up PanAmerican Sports Network (PSN), where she enjoyed some of the most productive years of her television career. Gabriela had the opportunity to broadcast more than 300 sports programs including live coverage of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and the 2000 CONCACAF
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...
Women's Gold Cup soccer tournament.
Gabriela moved on to ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
in Bristol, Connecticut just prior to the launch of ESPN Deportes
ESPN Deportes
ESPN Deportes is a cable television and radio network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day to the Spanish-speaking community in the United States...
as a 24-hour Spanish-language TV network serving the U.S. Hispanic market in February 2004. When Gabriela's boss asked her if she wanted to announce poker in Spanish for audiences in Mexico and Latin America, Gabriela jumped right in. Since then, she had become known as the voice of the World Series of Poker in Latin America and her voice was heard in over 20 countries from Mexico to Argentina as well as the U.S. Besides calling every WSOP Main Event Final Table from 2004 to 2008, Gabriela voiced over 300 hours of poker television.
Starting in May 2007, Gabriela wrote poker columns and appeared on camera to deliver Consejos del póquer con Gabriela Hill (Poker Advice with Gabriela Hill) video vignettes for ESPNdeportes.com.
Shortly after leaving ESPN in April 2009, Gabriela was offered one of her dream poker television assignments as host of Poker After Dark
Poker After Dark
Poker After Dark was an hour-long poker television program on NBC. The show made its debut on January 1, 2007, and was cancelled as another victim of the "Black Friday" criminal case due to the show's sponsorship by Full Tilt Poker, one of that case's defendants. on September 23, 2011 For its first...
.