Erica Hill Biography
Erica Hill is an award-winning journalist in America working as a primary substitute anchor and a correspondent. In January 2003, Hill joined CNN as an anchor for Headline News, most recently with Erica Hill for Prime News, a two-hour live interview and news show. From 2012 to 2016, she co-anchored Weekend Today, after working at CBS since 2008.
How old is Erica Hill?- Age
She is 47 years old as of August 3, 2023. She was born as Erica Ruth Hill-Yount in 1976 in Clinton, Connecticut, U.S.
Erica Hill Height
Hill stands at a height of 5′ 6″ (1.68 m) tall.
Erica Hill Family -Parents
She was born in Clinton, Connecticut, to Lucimarian Tolliver and Steven Holmes Hill. She has two sisters, Sally-Ann Roberts, Dorothy Roberts McEwen, and a brother, Lawrence E. Roberts, Jr.
Erica Hill Husband – Sons
Hill married David Yount on October 15, 2005. The couple has two sons: Weston Robert Yount born on November 25, 2006, and Sawyer Steven Yount, born on March 23, 2010.
Erica Hill Career
In 1998, Hill started her journalism career as a production assistant for the online news program for PC Week magazine, ‘PC Week Radio’ She also served as a conference organizer for the Software Publishers Association Europe during this period. As part of the TechTV News service, later called TechLive, she worked at TechTV from 2000 to 2003. She worked as a reporter from 2000 to 2001 and was a co-anchor and correspondent for the program from 2001 to 2003. She is noted for her live reporting of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, while she worked for TechTV.
In January 2003, Hill joined CNN’s Headline News channel, serving as a general news anchor for various programs. She joined CNN Newsource as a nationwide reporter in 2004. Before becoming the anchor of Prime News with Erica Hill from 2006 to 2008, she co-anchored Prime News Tonight from 2005 to 2006. In April 2005, she started providing news reports for Anderson Cooper 360° (AC360°), and in February 2008 she was elected a full-time member. During its November 2009 to January 2010 run, Hill also co-anchored CNN Tonight.
On September 22, 2008, Hill was appointed co-anchor of The Early Show. Until January 8, 2010, when it was reported that she would leave CNN to join CBS News, she continued appearing on AC360 ° for CNN. In Katie Couric’s absence in June and July 2010, Hill also anchored the CBS Evening News. On January 9, 2012, she joined CBS This Morning. Hill served from September 2012 to November 2012 as a CBS News Special Correspondent.
On November 1, 2012, NBC announced that Hill would join Weekend Today as a co-anchor beginning November 3, 2012, and would serve as a national correspondent for NBC News. ‘Steve Capus, President of NBC News, said, ‘Erica’s excellent track record as a journalist has proven that with ease and integrity she can cover anything from hard news to pop culture. She’s a fantastic addition to Weekend Today and I’m pleased to welcome her to NBC News.’ On April 3, 2016, Hill revealed she was leaving the Weekend Today show to spend more time with family, b On June 6, 2016, Hill was revealed as the anchor of a daytime news show to join HLN and also contribute to CNN. Her latest regular program, ‘On the Story with Erica Hill’ was introduced in October 2016.
It was revealed on April 19, 2018, that Erica Hill will be returning to CNN as the lead fill-in anchor and national correspondent. She’s leaving her New York City HLN show, On The Plot. In March 2019, former Weekend Express anchor Lynn Smith was named as the host.
Erica Hill Salary
She earns a salary of $8 million every year.
Hill Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $45 million.
