Erica Hill Profile, Wiki, Bio

Erica Hill is an American News Anchor/Reporter working for CNN in Atlanta, Georgia. She re-joined the network in July 2016.

Erica Hill Education

Hill is a proud alumnus of Boston University. She graduated from the university in the year 1998 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Journalism. During her stint at the university, she was part of the Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority. Hill fluently speaks French.

Erica Hill Career

Hill serves at CNN as a national correspondent and lead fill-in anchor, positions she held in the year 2018. Previously, she worked for HLN & CNN, where he contributed to CNN and served as an anchor of a daily, New York-based daytime news program, “On the Story.” On the program, she covered a variety of significant stories on location such as the 2017 Hurricane Irma as well as the Las Vegas shooting, in Florida. 

Before she joined HLN & CNN, she worked for NBC News, where she first co-anchored NBC’s weekend edition of TODAY and served as an NBC News National correspondent. Her most recent position there was “NBC Nightly News” Saturday anchor. There, she also served as an “MSNBC” correspondent and anchor. Before going to NBC News, Hill was working for CBS News as the network’s special correspondent. There she also worked as a co-anchor for “The Early Show” and “CBS This Morning.”

She first joined HLN and CNN back in the year 2003, where he served as a technology correspondent and anchor. She became a co-anchor of Prime News in the year 2005, as part of CNN’s launch of Headline Prime. At the time, she was also co-anchoring nightly news updates for the network’s prime time shows, such as Anderson Cooper 360° (AC360°).  Hills started working full-time at the Anderson Cooper 360° show in the year 2008. 

Hill started her journalism career at the former cable network ZDTV / TechTV, where she worked as a production assistant. It wasn’t long before she transitioned to a producer there. As she continued working there, she made her way up to the reporter and anchor for ZDTV. 

Quick Facts About Hill

Mentioning her honors and awards, Hill was among the NBC News crew that earned a 2013 Peabody Award for NBC’s cross-platform effort, “In Plain Sight: Poverty in America.” She was also recognized by the Alliance for Women in Media in the year 2015 with the Gracie Award for Outstanding Correspondent.

Why did Erica Hill leave NBC?

On April 3, 2016, she announced her departure from the Weekend Today show on NBC News. She said that the reason to resign from NBC was in order to spend more time with her family. However, she continued daily news reporting on MSNBC and NBC Nightly News.

Erica Hill Age, Birthday / How old is Erica Hill?

Hill is 45 years old as of 2021. She was born on July 20, 1976, in Clinton, Connecticut, United States. She celebrates her birthday on the 20th of July every year.

Erica Hill Height, Measurements

How tall is Erica Hill? Hill stands at a height of approximately 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m).

Erica Hill’s Family, Parents

Hill was raised with her loving parents, Steven Holmes Hill (father) and Cheryl Hill (mother). Information regarding Hill’s siblings is currently under review. However, the information will be updated as soon as it’s available.

Erica Hill’s Husband, Wedding, Sons

Hill is married to her lovely spouse, David Yount. They tied the knot on October 15, 2005. The couple takes great pride in being mom and dad to their 2 sons; Weston Robert Yount and Sawyer Steven Yount. Weston is 15 years old as of 2021 having been born on November 25, 2006. Sawyer is 12 years old as of 2022 having been born on March 23, 2010.

Erica Hill Salary

Being one of the top journalists for CNN Hill earns an annual salary ranging from $ 20,000 – $ 100,000.

Erica Hill’s Net Worth

Hill has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as a News Anchor/Reporter.