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Erica Hill

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Erica Hill
Hill in May 2015
Born
Erica Ruth Hill

(1976-07-20)July 20, 1976(age 47)[1]
Clinton, Connecticut,U.S.
EducationBoston University(B.A., 1998)
OccupationNews correspondent
Years active1998–present
Employer(s)Turner Broadcasting System,Inc
Notable credit(s)On the Story(2016–2018)
Weekend Today(2012–2016)
CBS This Morning(2012)
The Early Show(2010–2012)
The Early ShowSaturday Edition(2008–2010)
Anderson Cooper 360°(2008–2010)
Prime News with Erica Hill(2005–2008)
TechLive(2001–2003)
SpouseDavid Yount
Children2

Erica Ruth Hill-Yountis an American journalist who works forCNN.She serves as a primary substitute anchor and a correspondent. She co-anchoredWeekend Todayfrom 2012 to 2016, following work at CBS since 2008.

Personal life[edit]

Hill was born on July 20, 1976, inClinton, Connecticut[2]the daughter of Cheryl and Steven Holmes Hill.[3]She graduated with aBAinJournalismfromBoston Universityin 1998.[4]She is a member ofAlpha Epsilon Phi.She is fluent inFrench.Hill married David Yount on October 15, 2005,[5]and on November 25, 2006, gave birth to her first son.[6]

Hill has been an Americares board member since 2020.[7]

Career[edit]

Hill began her journalism career in 1998 as a production assistant for "PC Week Radio", the online news program forPC Weekmagazine. During this time, she also worked as a conference coordinator for the Software Publishers Association Europe. She worked atTechTVfrom 2000 to 2003 as part of theTechTV Newsprogram, later namedTechLive.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 theSeptember 11, 2001 terrorist attackswhen she was working for TechTV.[4][8]

CNN[edit]

Hill joinedCNN'sHeadline Newschannel in January 2003, working as a general news anchor for different programs. In 2004, she joinedCNN Newsourceas a national correspondent. She co-anchoredPrime News Tonightfrom 2005 to 2006 before becoming anchor ofPrime News with Erica Hillfrom 2006 to 2008. She began providing news updates forAnderson Cooper 360°(AC360°) in April 2005, and was named a full-time member in February 2008. Hill also co-anchoredCNN Tonightduring its November 2009 to January 2010 run.[4][8]

CBS News[edit]

On September 22, 2008, Hill was named the new co-anchor of the Saturday edition ofThe Early ShowonCBSafter filling in on a temporary basis six weeks earlier. Her first show as the permanent anchor was on September 27, 2008.[9]She continued to appear onAC360°for CNN until January 8, 2010, when it was announced onAC360°that she would be leaving CNN immediately to join CBS News.[10]

CBS announced on January 13, 2010, that Hill would be replacingRuss Mitchellon the weekday edition ofThe Early Showthe following week,[11]and on January 18, theEarly Showcast officially welcomed Hill to the program. On June 29 and July 5, 2010, Hill anchored theCBS Evening NewsinKatie Couric's absence. WithMaggie Rodriguezon maternity leave, Hill was also the primary female anchor onThe Early Showin June 2010. Hill also anchored theCBS Evening Newswhile Scott Pelley was in Afghanistan on October 4, 2011.

On November 30, 2010, Erica Hill was named co-anchor of CBS'The Early Show,effective January 3, 2011. On November 15, 2011, CBS announced that Charlie Rose and Gayle King would join Hill as co-anchors of a new CBS News morning program,CBS This Morning,launching January 9, 2012. On July 26, 2012, CBS announced that Hill would be replaced byNorah O'DonnellonCBS This Morningin late 2012.[12]Hill served as a Special Correspondent forCBS News,from September 2012 to November 1, 2012, contributing to all CBS broadcasts although she never appeared on-air in this role.

NBC News[edit]

NBC announced on November 1, 2012, that starting November 3, 2012, Hill would joinWeekend Todayas co-anchor and would serve as an NBC News national correspondent. NBC News president Steve Capus said, "Erica's extraordinary track record as a journalist has proven that she can cover everything from hard news to pop culture with ease and professionalism. She's a fantastic addition toWeekend Todayand I'm delighted to welcome her to NBC News. "[13]On April 3, 2016, Hill announced she was leaving theWeekend Todayshow in order to spend more time with family, but continue daily news reporting onMSNBCandNBC Nightly News.

Return to CNN and HLN[edit]

On June 6, 2016, Hill was announced as rejoiningHLNas the anchor of a daytime news program, and additionally contribute to CNN.[14][15]Her daily new program, "On the Story with Erica Hill", premiered in October 2016.[16]

Back to CNN[edit]

On April 19, 2018, it was announced that Erica Hill would return to CNN as lead fill-in anchor and national correspondent. She left her HLN showOn The Storywhich originated from New York City. Former Weekend Express anchorLynn Smithwas named as host in March 2019.[17]

Career timeline[edit]

  • 2000–2003:TechTV Newsanchor and reporter
  • 2003–2010:CNN
    • 2005–2006:Prime News Tonightco-anchor
    • 2005–2010:Anderson Cooper 360°news updates anchor
    • 2006–2008:Prime News with Erica Hillanchor
    • 2009–2010:CNN Tonightco-anchor
  • 2008–2012:CBS News
    • 2008–2010:The Early ShowSaturday co-anchor
    • 2010–2012:The Early Showweekday anchor & news anchor
    • January 2012 – September 2012:CBS This Morningco-anchor
    • September 2012 – November 1, 2012: CBS News special correspondent
  • 2012–2016:NBC News
    • November 3, 2012 – April 3, 2016:Weekend Todayco-anchor
    • November 3, 2012 – 2016: NBC News National correspondent
    • 2013–2016:Dateline NBCcontributing anchor & correspondent
    • 2013–2016:NBC Nightly Newssubstitute anchor
    • 2012–2016:Todaysubstitute co-anchor
    • 2015–2016:MSNBCanchor & correspondent
    • 2016:NBC Nightly NewsSaturdayanchor
  • 2016–2018:HLN&CNN
    • 2016–2018:HLNOn the Storyanchor
    • 2016–2018:CNNcontributor
  • 2018–present:CNN
    • 2018–present:CNNlead fill-in anchor & national correspondent

References[edit]

  1. ^"Erica Hill".IMDb.
  2. ^"Episode dated January 10, 2008".Prime News with Erica Hill.January 10, 2008.Headline News.
  3. ^"Steven Holmes Hill, 62, of Clinton, CT died peacefully at home on May 8, 2010, after a long illness".The Hartford Courant.May 11, 2010.
  4. ^abc"Erica Hill".CBS News.September 22, 2008. Archived fromthe originalon February 15, 2010.RetrievedMarch 25,2010.
  5. ^Meadows, Amy (Summer 2006)."Erica Hill & David Yount".I do for Brides.11(3): 64–65. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on September 27, 2007.RetrievedDecember 12,2006.
  6. ^"Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees (transcript)".CNN.December 8, 2006.RetrievedDecember 9,2006.
  7. ^"Erica Hill".Americares.July 24, 2019.RetrievedJuly 3,2023.
  8. ^ab"Anchors & Reporters: Erica Hill".CNN.2009. Archived fromthe originalon January 4, 2010.
  9. ^Greppi, Michele (September 22, 2008)."CNN's Hill to Co-Anchor CBS' 'Early Show' on Saturdays".TVWeek.Archived fromthe originalon October 5, 2008.RetrievedSeptember 22,2008.
  10. ^Allocca, Kevin (January 8, 2010)."Erica Hill Leaves CNN for CBS News".TV Newser.Mediabistro. Archived fromthe originalon January 14, 2010.RetrievedJanuary 16,2010.
  11. ^Stelter, Brian (January 15, 2010)."Erica Hill Joins 'Early Show'".Media Decoder via NYTimes.RetrievedJanuary 16,2010.
  12. ^"Norah O'Donnell named 'CBS This Morning' co-host".CBSnews.July 26, 2012.RetrievedJuly 26,2012.
  13. ^"Erica Hill to co-anchor Weekend TODAY".Today.November 1, 2012. Archived fromthe originalon November 27, 2012.RetrievedDecember 21,2012.
  14. ^Ariens, Chris (June 6, 2016)."Erica Hill Leaves NBC News, Returns to HLN".TV Newser.RetrievedJune 6,2016.
  15. ^"HLN Welcomes Back Award-Winning Journalist Erica Hill As Newest Dayside Anchor"(Press release). CNN. June 6, 2016.RetrievedJune 6,2016.
  16. ^"'On the Story with Erica Hill' – Daily Dayside News Program Premieres Oct. 10 on HLN "(Press release). CNN. October 4, 2016.RetrievedSeptember 13,2017.
  17. ^Ariens, Chris (April 19, 2018)."Erica Hill Moves From HLN to CNN".TV Newser.RetrievedApril 19,2018.

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