Hill, Erica 1976–

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Hill, Erica 1976–

PERSONAL

Full name, Erica Ruth Hill; both July 19 (some sources cite July 20), 1976, in CT; married David Yount, October 15, 2005; children: Weston Robert. Education: Boston University, bachelor's degree, journalism (summa cum laude). Avocational Interests: Reading, travel, family activities, good food.

Career: Journalist. Software Publishers Association (SPA) Europe, Paris, worked as conference coordinator; PC Week, worked as production assistant for PC Week Radio (online news radio station); ZDTV (television network; later known as TechTV), San Francisco, CA, worked as reporter, news anchor, and producer of special programs; Cable News Network (CNN), Atlanta, GA, news anchor and national correspondent, and national correspondent for CNN Newsource in Washington, DC, beginning 2003.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Coanchor, ZDTV News, ZDTV, 1998–2000, later known as TechTV Live and TechTV News, TechTV, 2000–2002.

Anchor, Headline News, Cable News Network, beginning 2003.

Herself, Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees (also known as AC360), Cable News Network, beginning c. 2005.

Herself, Prime News Tonight, later known as Prime News with Erica Hill, Cable News Network, beginning c. 2005.

Presenter of "Straight to Hill" segment, Glenn Beck, Cable News Network, beginning 2006.

Appeared as a news reader in NewsNight with Aaron Brown, Cable News Network.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Somerville Journal, September 27, 2006.

Electronic:

CNN Online, http://www.cnn.com, September 13, 2006.

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