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Erica Hill
Erica Hill
Born	Erica Ruth Hill; July 20, 1976 (age 33); Clinton, Connecticut, United States
Education	Boston University
Occupation	News presenter
Spouse(s)	David Yount
Children	Weston Robert
Notable credit(s)	Anderson Cooper 360° (2008–present); The Early Show (Saturday edition) (2008–present); Prime News with Erica Hill (2005–08); TechTV

Erica Ruth Hill (born July 20, 1976) 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.^[1] She is also the co-anchor of the Saturday edition of The Early Show on CBS.

[edit] Life and career

Hill was born in Clinton, Connecticut.^[2] She 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.

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.^[5]

On Saturday October 17, 2009, Hill announced on The Early Show that she is pregnant with her second baby.

[edit] References

Symkus, Ed (2006-09-27). "A view of the Hill: Is the CNN anchor the future of broadcast news?". Somerville Journal. http://www2.townonline.com/somerville/entertainment/view.bg?articleid=581398. Retrieved 2006-10-21.

^ Turner Pressroom (2008-01-22). "Erica Hill Joins CNN's Anderson Cooper 360°". Press release. http://turnerinfo.turner.com/newsitem.aspx?P=CNN&CID01=11c63a8d-b08d-4a39-8344-98481a6a6886. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
^ "Episode dated 2008-01-10". Prime News with Erica Hill. Headline News. 2008-01-10.
^ Meadows, Amy (Summer 2006). "Erica Hill & David Yount" (PDF). I Do For Brides 11 (3): 64–65. http://www.esnips.com/doc/24a7645b-0e8d-466d-acb8-831ad969bf78/Georgia-Featured-Wedding-Erica-Hill--David-Yount. Retrieved 2006-12-12.
^ "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees (transcript)". CNN. 2006-12-08. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0612/08/acd.01.html. Retrieved 2006-12-09.
^ Michele Greppi (2008-09-22). "CNN's Hill to Co-Anchor CBS' 'Early Show' on Saturdays". TV Week. http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/09/cnns_hill_to_coanchor_cbs_earl.php. Retrieved 2008-09-22.

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[cnn6886-0] Turner Pressroom (2008-01-22). "Erica Hill Joins CNN's Anderson Cooper 360°". Press release. http://turnerinfo.turner.com/newsitem.aspx?P=CNN&CID01=11c63a8d-b08d-4a39-8344-98481a6a6886. Retrieved 2008-01-25.

[pn080110-1] "Episode dated 2008-01-10". Prime News with Erica Hill. Headline News. 2008-01-10.

[Bridemag-2] Meadows, Amy (Summer 2006). "Erica Hill & David Yount" (PDF). I Do For Brides 11 (3): 64–65. http://www.esnips.com/doc/24a7645b-0e8d-466d-acb8-831ad969bf78/Georgia-Featured-Wedding-Erica-Hill--David-Yount. Retrieved 2006-12-12.

[360birth-3] "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees (transcript)". CNN. 2006-12-08. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0612/08/acd.01.html. Retrieved 2006-12-09.

[TV_Week-4] Michele Greppi (2008-09-22). "CNN's Hill to Co-Anchor CBS' 'Early Show' on Saturdays". TV Week. http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/09/cnns_hill_to_coanchor_cbs_earl.php. Retrieved 2008-09-22.

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