Erica Ruth Hill-Yount (born July 20, 1976) is an American journalist who, as of 2024, worked for CNN. She served 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, She graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism in 1998.

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 attacks when she was working for TechTV. 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
  • 2015: 90 Day Fiancé - ‘Tell All’ host (S3E11), aired 11/01/2015
  • 2016: Sister Wives season 10 'Tell All' host
  • 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

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  • Erica Hill bio at Today.com