Erica Hill
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| Birth name | Erica Ruth Hill | |
| Born | July 20, 1976 | |
| Birth place | Clinton, Connecticut, United States | |
| Education | Boston University | |
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| Occupation | News presenter | |
| Spouse | David Yount | |
| Children | Weston Robert | |
| Notable credit(s) | Anderson Cooper 360° (2008 - present) Prime News with Erica Hill TechTV |
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Erica Ruth Hill (born July 20, 1976, in Clinton, Connecticut[1]) is an American TV news presenter who currently works for CNN. On February 1, 2008, Hill joined Anderson Cooper 360° on CNN as a correspondent and 'sub-anchor' based in New York City.[2]
Hill began her journalism career as a production assistant for "PC Week Radio", the online news program for PC Week magazine. She later worked for TechTV (previously ZDTV) as the anchor of its TechLive program and its earlier incarnation TechTV News/ZDTV News. Hill is noted for her live reporting of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks when she was working for TechTV. She has previously hosted Prime News with Erica Hill on Headline News as part of the network's "Headline Prime" primetime lineup, and also contributed news updates to AC360° on CNN and Glenn Beck on Headline News.
She graduated summa cum laude with a BA in Journalism from Boston University. She is also fluent in French. Hill married David Yount on October 15, 2005,[3] and on November 25, 2006, gave birth to her first son, Weston Robert.[4] Hill returned from maternity leave on February 12, 2007.
In 2006, Hill was listed at #35 in People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People issue.
[edit] References
- Symkus, Ed (2006-09-27). A view of the Hill: Is the CNN anchor the future of broadcast news?. Somerville Journal. Retrieved on 2006-10-21.
- ^ "Episode dated 2008-01-10". Prime News with Erica Hill. Headline News. 2008-01-10.
- ^ Turner Pressroom (2008-01-22). "Erica Hill Joins CNN's Anderson Cooper 360°". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-01-25.
- ^ Meadows, Amy (Summer 2006). "Erica Hill & David Yount" (PDF). I Do For Brides 11 (3): 64-65.
- ^ "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees (transcript)", CNN, 2006-12-08. Retrieved on 2006-12-09.
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