He also led Ten's commentary team for the English leg of the 1990 Kangaroo tour alongside David Morrow, including all three Ashes tests between Australia and Great Britain (the ABC covered the two tests against France). He also had a stint as Channel 7 commentator for Australian Tests in 1992–93 against Great Britain and New Zealand, before moving to New Zealand to call the Auckland Warriors matches in 1995 for Sky NZ, He hosted Ten Network's coverage of the Seoul Olympics. He also hosted Rugby League programs on Channel 7 as well as appearing on former weekend sports show Sportswatch. Hughes now co-hosts the "Talkin' Sport" radio show on Sydney station 2SM.