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{{short description|American journalist}}
'''Erica Hill''' is an ] ] news ] who currently works for ]. She formerly worked for ] as the anchor of its ''TechLive'' program.
{{For|the unidentified decedent|Murder of Erika Hill}}
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| spouse = David Yount
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'''Erica Ruth Hill-Yount''' is an American journalist who, as of 2024, works for ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cristi |first=A. A. |title=CNN's Erica Hill To Host The 2024 Moving Families Forward Gala Benefiting Ackerman Institute For The Family |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/CNNs-Erica-Hill-To-Host-The-2024-Moving-Families-Forward-Gala-Benefiting-Ackerman-Institute-For-The-Family-20240815 |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}}</ref> She serves as a primary substitute anchor and a correspondent. She co-anchored '']'' from 2012 to 2016, following work at CBS since 2008.


== Externtal Links == == Personal life ==
Hill was born in ]<ref name="pn080110" /> the daughter of Cheryl and Steven Holmes Hill.<ref>{{cite news |date=May 11, 2010 |title=Steven Holmes Hill, 62, of Clinton, CT died peacefully at home on May 8, 2010, after a long illness. |newspaper=] |url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/hartfordcourant/obituary.aspx?n=steven-holmes-hill&pid=142674816}}</ref> She graduated with a ] in ] from ] in 1998.<ref name="cbs-bio" /> She is a member of ]. She is fluent in ]. Hill married David Yount on October 15, 2005,<ref name="Bridemag" /> and on November 25, 2006, gave birth to her first son, and a second son on March 23, 2010<ref name="360birth" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Erica Hill Welcomes Son Sawyer Steven |url=https://people.com/parents/erica-hill-welcomes-son-sawyer-steven/ |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=People.com |language=en}}</ref>


Hill has been an Americares board member since 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Erica Hill |url=https://www.americares.org/profiles/erica-hill-speaker/ |website=Americares |date=July 24, 2019 |access-date=3 July 2023}}</ref>


== Career ==
{{substub}}
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 ] from 2000 to 2003 as part of the '']'' program, later named '']''. 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 ] when she was working for TechTV.<ref name="cbs-bio" /><ref name="cnn-bio" />

=== CNN ===
Hill joined ]'s ] channel in January 2003, working as a general news anchor for different programs. In 2004, she joined ] 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 '']'' (''AC360°'') in April 2005, and was named a full-time member in February 2008. Hill also co-anchored '']'' during its November 2009 to January 2010 run.<ref name="cbs-bio" /><ref name="cnn-bio" />

=== CBS News ===
On September 22, 2008, Hill was named the new co-anchor of the Saturday edition of '']'' on ] after filling in on a temporary basis six weeks earlier. Her first show as the permanent anchor was on September 27, 2008.<ref name="TV Week" /> She continued to appear on ''AC360°'' for CNN until January 8, 2010, when it was announced on ''AC360°'' that she would be leaving CNN immediately to join CBS News.<ref name="tvn100108" />

CBS announced on January 13, 2010, that Hill would be replacing ] on the weekday edition of ''The Early Show'' the following week,<ref name="mdnyt100115" /> and on January 18, the ''Early Show'' cast officially welcomed Hill to the program. On June 29 and July 5, 2010, Hill anchored the '']'' in ]'s absence. With ] on maternity leave, Hill was also the primary female anchor on '']'' in June 2010. Hill also anchored the '']'' while 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 by ] on ''CBS This Morning'' in late 2012.<ref name="cbs20120726" /> Hill served as a Special Correspondent for ], from September 2012 to November 1, 2012, contributing to all CBS broadcasts although she never appeared on-air in this role.

=== NBC News ===
NBC announced on November 1, 2012, that starting November 3, 2012, Hill would join ''Weekend Today'' as 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 to ''Weekend Today'' and I'm delighted to welcome her to NBC News."<ref name="today20121101" /> On April 3, 2016, Hill announced she was leaving the ''Weekend Today'' show in order to spend more time with family, but continue daily news reporting on ] and '']''.

=== Return to CNN and HLN ===
On June 6, 2016, Hill was announced as rejoining ] as the anchor of a daytime news program, and additionally contribute to CNN.<ref name="tvnews20160606">{{cite news |last=Ariens |first=Chris |date=June 6, 2016 |title=Erica Hill Leaves NBC News, Returns to HLN |work=TV Newser |url=http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/erica-hill-leaves-nbc-news-returns-to-hln/295300 |access-date=June 6, 2016}}</ref><ref name="cnn20160606">{{cite press release |date=June 6, 2016 |title=HLN Welcomes Back Award-Winning Journalist Erica Hill As Newest Dayside Anchor |publisher=CNN |url=http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2016/06/06/hln-welcomes-back-award-winning-journalist-erica-hill-as-newest-dayside-anchor/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606232627/http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2016/06/06/hln-welcomes-back-award-winning-journalist-erica-hill-as-newest-dayside-anchor/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 6, 2016 |access-date=June 6, 2016}}</ref> Her daily new program, "On the Story with Erica Hill", premiered in October 2016.<ref>{{cite press release |date=October 4, 2016 |title='On the Story with Erica Hill' – Daily Dayside News Program Premieres Oct. 10 on HLN |publisher=CNN |url=http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2016/10/04/on-the-story-with-erica-hill-daily-dayside-news-program-premieres-oct-10-on-hln/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005192515/http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2016/10/04/on-the-story-with-erica-hill-daily-dayside-news-program-premieres-oct-10-on-hln/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 5, 2016 |access-date=September 13, 2017}}</ref>

=== Back to CNN ===
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 show ''On The Story'' which originated from New York City. Former Weekend Express anchor ] was named as host in March 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ariens |first=Chris |date=April 19, 2018 |title=Erica Hill Moves From HLN to CNN |work=TV Newser |url=http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/erica-hill-moves-from-hln-to-cnn/362436 |access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>

=== Career timeline ===
* 2000–2003: ] anchor and reporter
* 2003–2010: ]
** 2005–2006: ''Prime News Tonight'' co-anchor
** 2005–2010: '']'' news updates anchor
** 2006–2008: ''Prime News with Erica Hill'' anchor
** 2009–2010: '']'' co-anchor
* 2008–2012: ]
** 2008–2010: '']'' Saturday co-anchor
** 2010–2012: ''The Early Show'' weekday anchor & news anchor
** January 2012 – September 2012: '']'' co-anchor
** September 2012 – November 1, 2012: CBS News special correspondent
* 2012–2016: ]
** November 3, 2012 – April 3, 2016: '']'' co-anchor
** November 3, 2012 – 2016: NBC News National correspondent
** 2013–2016: '']'' contributing anchor & correspondent
** 2013–2016: '']'' substitute anchor
** 2012–2016: '']'' substitute co-anchor
** 2015–2016: ] anchor & correspondent
** 2016: ''] Saturday'' anchor
* 2016–2018: ] & ]
** 2016–2018: ] ''On the Story'' anchor
** 2016–2018: ] contributor
* 2018–present: ]
** 2018–present: ] lead fill-in anchor & national correspondent

== References ==
{{reflist |refs=
<ref name="pn080110">{{cite episode |title=Episode dated January 10, 2008 |series=Prime News with Erica Hill |network=] |airdate=January 10, 2008}}</ref>

<ref name="Bridemag">{{cite journal |last=Meadows |first=Amy |date=Summer 2006 |title=Erica Hill & David Yount |journal=I do for Brides |volume=11 |issue=3 |pages=64–65 |url=http://www.esnips.com/doc/24a7645b-0e8d-466d-acb8-831ad969bf78/Georgia-Featured-Wedding-Erica-Hill--David-Yount |format=PDF |access-date=December 12, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927195143/http://www.esnips.com/doc/24a7645b-0e8d-466d-acb8-831ad969bf78/Georgia-Featured-Wedding-Erica-Hill--David-Yount |archive-date=September 27, 2007}}</ref>

<ref name="360birth">{{cite news |date=December 8, 2006 |title=Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees (transcript) |work=CNN |url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0612/08/acd.01.html |access-date=December 9, 2006}}</ref>

<ref name="TV Week">{{cite news |last=Greppi |first=Michele |date=September 22, 2008 |title=CNN's Hill to Co-Anchor CBS' 'Early Show' on Saturdays |work=TVWeek.com |url=http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/09/cnns_hill_to_coanchor_cbs_earl.php |access-date=September 22, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005095757/http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/09/cnns_hill_to_coanchor_cbs_earl.php |archive-date=October 5, 2008}}</ref>

<ref name="tvn100108">{{cite news |last=Allocca |first=Kevin |date=January 8, 2010 |title=Erica Hill Leaves CNN for CBS News |work=TV Newser |publisher=Mediabistro.com |url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn/erica_hill_leaves_cnn_for_cbs_news_148399.asp |access-date=January 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114045805/http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn/erica_hill_leaves_cnn_for_cbs_news_148399.asp |archive-date=January 14, 2010}}</ref>

<ref name="mdnyt100115">{{cite news |last=Stelter |first=Brian |date=January 15, 2010 |title=Erica Hill Joins 'Early Show' |work=Media Decoder via NYTimes.com |url=http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/15/erica-hill-joins-early-show/ |access-date=January 16, 2010}}</ref>

<!--<ref name="cbs100324">{{cite news |date=March 24, 2010 |title=It's Another Boy for Erica Hill! |work=CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/its-another-boy-for-erica-hill/ |access-date=March 25, 2010}}</ref>-->

<ref name="cbs-bio">{{cite news |date=September 22, 2008 |title=Erica Hill |work=CBS News |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/22/earlyshow/bios/main4468573.shtml |access-date=March 25, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215012642/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/22/earlyshow/bios/main4468573.shtml |archive-date=February 15, 2010}}</ref>

<ref name="cnn-bio">{{cite news |year=2009 |title=Anchors & Reporters: Erica Hill |work=CNN |url=http://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/hill.erica.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104123246/http://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/hill.erica.html |archive-date=January 4, 2010}}</ref>

<ref name="cbs20120726">{{cite news |date=July 26, 2012 |title=Norah O'Donnell named 'CBS This Morning' co-host |work=CBSnews.com |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/norah-odonnell-named-cbs-this-morning-co-host/ |access-date=July 26, 2012}}</ref>

<ref name="today20121101">{{cite news |date=November 1, 2012 |title=Erica Hill to co-anchor Weekend TODAY |work=Today.com |url=http://allday.today.com/_news/2012/11/01/14858599-erica-hill-to-co-anchor-weekend-today |access-date=December 21, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127203039/http://allday.today.com/_news/2012/11/01/14858599-erica-hill-to-co-anchor-weekend-today |archive-date=November 27, 2012}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 05:30, 20 November 2024

American journalist For the unidentified decedent, see Murder of Erika Hill.
Erica Hill
Hill in May 2015
BornErica Ruth Hill
Clinton, Connecticut, U.S.
EducationBoston University (B.A., 1998)
OccupationNews correspondent
Years active1998–present
Notable credit(s)On the Story (2016–2018)
Weekend Today (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)
SpouseDavid Yount
Children2

Erica Ruth Hill-Yount is an American journalist who, as of 2024, works for CNN. She serves as a primary substitute anchor and a correspondent. She co-anchored Weekend Today from 2012 to 2016, following work at CBS since 2008.

Personal life

Hill was born in Clinton, Connecticut the daughter of Cheryl and Steven Holmes Hill. 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, and a second son on March 23, 2010

Hill has been an Americares board member since 2020.

Career

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.

CNN

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.

CBS News

On September 22, 2008, Hill was named the new co-anchor of the Saturday edition of The Early Show on CBS after filling in on a temporary basis six weeks earlier. Her first show as the permanent anchor was on September 27, 2008. She continued to appear on AC360° for CNN until January 8, 2010, when it was announced on AC360° that she would be leaving CNN immediately to join CBS News.

CBS announced on January 13, 2010, that Hill would be replacing Russ Mitchell on the weekday edition of The Early Show the following week, and on January 18, the Early Show cast officially welcomed Hill to the program. On June 29 and July 5, 2010, Hill anchored the CBS Evening News in Katie Couric's absence. With Maggie Rodriguez on maternity leave, Hill was also the primary female anchor on The Early Show in June 2010. Hill also anchored the CBS Evening News while 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 by Norah O'Donnell on CBS This Morning in late 2012. Hill served as a Special Correspondent for CBS News, from September 2012 to November 1, 2012, contributing to all CBS broadcasts although she never appeared on-air in this role.

NBC News

NBC announced on November 1, 2012, that starting November 3, 2012, Hill would join Weekend Today as 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 to Weekend Today and I'm delighted to welcome her to NBC News." On April 3, 2016, Hill announced she was leaving the Weekend Today show in order to spend more time with family, but continue daily news reporting on MSNBC and NBC Nightly News.

Return to CNN and HLN

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

Back to CNN

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 show On The Story which originated from New York City. Former Weekend Express anchor Lynn Smith was named as host in March 2019.

Career timeline

  • 2000–2003: TechTV News anchor and reporter
  • 2003–2010: CNN
    • 2005–2006: Prime News Tonight co-anchor
    • 2005–2010: Anderson Cooper 360° news updates anchor
    • 2006–2008: Prime News with Erica Hill anchor
    • 2009–2010: CNN Tonight co-anchor
  • 2008–2012: CBS News
    • 2008–2010: The Early Show Saturday co-anchor
    • 2010–2012: The Early Show weekday anchor & news anchor
    • January 2012 – September 2012: CBS This Morning co-anchor
    • September 2012 – November 1, 2012: CBS News special correspondent
  • 2012–2016: NBC News
    • November 3, 2012 – April 3, 2016: Weekend Today co-anchor
    • November 3, 2012 – 2016: NBC News National correspondent
    • 2013–2016: Dateline NBC contributing anchor & correspondent
    • 2013–2016: NBC Nightly News substitute anchor
    • 2012–2016: Today substitute co-anchor
    • 2015–2016: MSNBC anchor & correspondent
    • 2016: NBC Nightly News Saturday anchor
  • 2016–2018: HLN & CNN
    • 2016–2018: HLN On the Story anchor
    • 2016–2018: CNN contributor
  • 2018–present: CNN
    • 2018–present: CNN lead fill-in anchor & national correspondent

References

  1. Cristi, A. A. "CNN's Erica Hill To Host The 2024 Moving Families Forward Gala Benefiting Ackerman Institute For The Family". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  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. ^ "Erica Hill". CBS News. September 22, 2008. Archived from the original on February 15, 2010. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
  5. Meadows, Amy (Summer 2006). "Erica Hill & David Yount". I do for Brides. 11 (3): 64–65. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2007. Retrieved December 12, 2006.
  6. "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees (transcript)". CNN. December 8, 2006. Retrieved December 9, 2006.
  7. "Erica Hill Welcomes Son Sawyer Steven". People.com. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  8. "Erica Hill". Americares. July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  9. ^ "Anchors & Reporters: Erica Hill". CNN. 2009. Archived from the original on January 4, 2010.
  10. Greppi, Michele (September 22, 2008). "CNN's Hill to Co-Anchor CBS' 'Early Show' on Saturdays". TVWeek.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
  11. Allocca, Kevin (January 8, 2010). "Erica Hill Leaves CNN for CBS News". TV Newser. Mediabistro.com. Archived from the original on January 14, 2010. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  12. Stelter, Brian (January 15, 2010). "Erica Hill Joins 'Early Show'". Media Decoder via NYTimes.com. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  13. "Norah O'Donnell named 'CBS This Morning' co-host". CBSnews.com. July 26, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  14. "Erica Hill to co-anchor Weekend TODAY". Today.com. November 1, 2012. Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  15. Ariens, Chris (June 6, 2016). "Erica Hill Leaves NBC News, Returns to HLN". TV Newser. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  16. "HLN Welcomes Back Award-Winning Journalist Erica Hill As Newest Dayside Anchor" (Press release). CNN. June 6, 2016. Archived from the original on June 6, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  17. "'On the Story with Erica Hill' – Daily Dayside News Program Premieres Oct. 10 on HLN" (Press release). CNN. October 4, 2016. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  18. Ariens, Chris (April 19, 2018). "Erica Hill Moves From HLN to CNN". TV Newser. Retrieved April 19, 2018.

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