After leaving the military, he served as a police officer for Prince George's County for six years.
[1] Hill began his meteorology career in Richmond, Virginia, where he got his first break at WWBT-TV as the weekend weatherman.
He then moved on to Detroit working at WXYZ for the next four and a half years until returning east to Washington, D.C., with CBS affiliate WUSA in 1984.
In addition to TV, he often reported live on WTOP 103.5 FM's "Weather On The 8s And When It Breaks" segments until his retirement.
[4][5] He stated that he wanted to use his platform as a well-known figure in the Washington area for Christian ministry.