Erica Hill
| Erica Hill | |
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Hill in May 2015
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| Born |
Erica Ruth Hill July 20, 1976 Clinton, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Boston University (B.A., 1998) |
| Occupation | News presenter |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Employer | Turner Broadcasting System, Inc |
| Notable credit(s) |
Weekend Today (Nov 2012–2016) CBS This Morning (2012) The Early Show (2010–2012) The Early Show Saturday Edition (2008–2010) Anderson Cooper 360° (2008–2010) Prime News with Erica Hill (2005–2008) TechLive (2001–2003) |
| Spouse(s) | David Yount |
| Children | 2 |
Erica Ruth Hill-Yount (born July 20, 1976) is an American journalist who works for HLN and CNN. She is an anchor for HLN, and a correspondent for CNN. She co-anchored Weekend Today from 2012 to 2016, following work at CBS since 2008.
Hill was born in Clinton, Connecticut. She graduated with a BA in Journalism from Boston University in 1998. She is a member of Alpha Epsilon Phi. She is fluent in French. Hill married David Yount on October 15, 2005, and on November 25, 2006, gave birth to her first son, Weston Robert Yount. Her second son, Sawyer Steven Yount, was born on March 23, 2010.
In 2006, Hill was listed at #35 in People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People issue.
Hill began her journalism career in 1998 as a production assistant for "PC Week Radio", the online news program for PC Week magazine. During this time, she also worked as a conference coordinator for the Software Publishers Association Europe. She worked at TechTV from 2000 to 2003 as part of the TechTV News program, later named TechLive. From 2000 to 2001, she served as reporter, and from 2001 to 2003, she was co-anchor and correspondent for the program. She is noted for her live reporting of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks when she was working for TechTV.
Hill joined CNN's Headline News channel in January 2003, working as a general news anchor for different programs. In 2004, she joined CNN Newsource as a national correspondent. She co-anchored Prime News Tonight from 2005 to 2006 before becoming anchor of Prime News with Erica Hill from 2006 to 2008. She began providing news updates for Anderson Cooper 360° (AC360°) in April 2005, and was named a full-time member in February 2008. Hill also co-anchored CNN Tonight during its November 2009 to January 2010 run.
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