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Television career

Woods has been with Ten since 1989. He was the anchor for Ten's National Basketball League coverage in the mid-1990s, as well as acting as play-by-play commentator for Sydney Kings home games. Woods was also the regular weekend presenter on Ten's Sports Tonight from 1996 to 2005, as well as acting as a back-up presenter on weeknights.

While Woods has been a constant face on Ten's sports coverage, it was during the ill-fated 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race that he rose to national prominence. With Ten being the official TV broadcaster of the race, he delivered regular news updates from Hobart (along with yachting commentator Rob Mundle) on the unfolding tragedy brought about by severe gale-force winds and sea swells reaching several metres in height. Five competing boats were sunk and six people died.

Woods has also been the face of Ten's motorsport coverage since 2000, serving as the studio anchor for its V8 Supercars broadcasts, as well as hosting the magazine programme RPM and the Australian Grand Prix in 2003 In 2004 Bill was a commentator in the V8 Supercar Championship Series on Network Ten alongside regular Commentator Neil Crompton.

Since early 2006, Woods began co-hosting Ten's Early News, currently presenting on Wednesday to Friday. In 2007, Woods permanently took over Ten's Weekend News replacing Tracey Spicer. In late 2007, Woods headed Ten's coverage of the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France.

In January 2009, Woods replaced Ron Wilson as anchor of Ten's 5pm Newshour in Sydney. Also in 2009, Woods began hosting Thursday Night Live on One HD.

In June 2010 Woods took long service leave, Ron Wilson filled in for him. Woods returned on August 2, 2010.

Radio

During the summer of 2007-2008, Bill Woods occasionally filled in as a stand-in on the nightly 2UE sports program, Sports Today.

Author

In his time away from television commitments, he has written a book, Legends of Speed. This book is about Australia's great race drivers. His second book, El Magic: The Life of Hazem El Masri, a biography of rugby league player Hazem El Masri, was released in 2007.