Background
The daughter of television producer Philip Hinchcliffe, her uncle is the actor Geoffrey Whitehead.
The daughter of television producer Philip Hinchcliffe, her uncle is the actor Geoffrey Whitehead.
Hinchcliffe was educated at the independent Sir William Perkins"s School in Chertsey, and then gained a first class degree in English Literature and Drama from the University of Birmingham.
She initially worked with various theatre companies, and travelled. British Broadcasting Corporation
Hinchcliffe got her first break in broadcasting in 2001 at British Broadcasting Corporation Southern Counties Radio, reporting on the likes of Crawley Town and Lewes. From there, she worked as a reporter on African Football for the British Broadcasting Corporation World Service, and then at British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 5 Live.
In the summer of 2002, she joined British Broadcasting Corporation News and British Broadcasting Corporation World News as a sports presenter.
In 2005, she fronted British Broadcasting Corporation Two"s live coverage of England"s matches in the women"s European football championship. On 21 January 2006, she became the first woman to present British Broadcasting Corporation One"s Saturday lunchtime show Football Focus.
In 2005 she was the first woman to present Match of the Day. In 2006, she presented British Broadcasting Corporation Three"s coverage of some England"s qualifiers for the Fédération internationale de football association Women"s World Cup 2007.
In 2008, she also appeared on the British Broadcasting Corporation 8pm News summary, while usual presenter Ellie Crisell was on maternity leave.
In light of British Broadcasting Corporation Sports presentation moving to MediaCityUK in Salford, Hinchcliffe made her final on-air presentation on the British Broadcasting Corporation on 21 February 2012, presented with her favourite chocolate cake by the floor manager. As a freelancer, she covers the French Open tennis for Independent Television alongside John Inverdale and presents the sport on Sky News. SkySports
She joined Sky News in March 2012, and began presenting sports bulletins on Sky News from January 2013.