TV Career
Hollins started his media career at London TV station Channel One TV, then owned by Associated newspapers, he then moved to Sky Sports in 1994 followed by spells at GMTV, Meridian and Five TV.
Hollins joined BBC News in 1999, and has also reported for Grandstand and Football Focus. He joined BBC Breakfast in October 2005, replacing Rob Bonnet.
Hollins was the main sport presenter on Breakfast, presenting on Mondays-Thursdays until his final show on 21 March 2012 (he had decided not to make the move to Salford as the show was being relocated). He was also a regular male relief presenter during the week, standing in for main presenter Bill Turnbull. Hollins has reported from the 2002 World Cup in Japan, the 2010 World Cup, and America to cover The Masters golf in 2007.
In 2009, Hollins joined the presenting team of the BBC1 antiques show Cash in the Attic.
In April 2010, Hollins co-presented The One Show for a week alongside Louise Minchin while regular hosts Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley were unavailable.
In September 2010 Hollins became a co-presenter on Watchdog. In July 2011 Hollins became a co-presenter on BBC One's The Great British Weather.
Hollins and Matt Allwright present The Food Inspectors, which began on BBC One on 29 February 2012.
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