Erica Ruth Hill (born July 20, 1976) is an American journalist and co-anchor of CBS This Morning. Prior to her current position, she was the weekday co-anchor of The Early Show. Hill previously worked as an anchor and correspondent for CNN, Headline News and TechTV.

Personal life[link]

Hill was born in Clinton, Connecticut.^[1] She graduated summa cum laude with a BA in Journalism from Boston University in 1998.^[2] 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 Yount.^[4] Her second son, Sawyer Steven Yount, was born on March 23, 2010.^[5]

In 2006, Hill was listed at #35 in People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People issue.

Career[link]

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, 2001 terrorist attacks when she was working for TechTV.^[2][6]

Hill joined CNN's Headline News channel in January 2003, working as a general news anchor for different programs. In 2004, she joined CNN Newsource as a national correspondent. She co-anchored Prime News Tonight from 2005 to 2006 before becoming anchor of Prime News with Erica Hill from 2006 to 2008. She began providing news updates for Anderson Cooper 360° (AC360°) in April 2005, and was named a full-time member in February 2008. Hill also co-anchored CNN Tonight during its November 2009 to January 2010 run.^[2][6]

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.^[7] She continued to appear on AC360° for CNN.

On January 8, 2010, it was announced on AC360° that she would be leaving CNN immediately to join CBS News.^[8] CBS announced on January 13 that Hill would be replacing Russ Mitchell on the weekday edition of The Early Show the following week,^[9] and on January 18, the Early Show cast officially welcomed Hill to the program.

On June 29 and July 5, 2010, Hill anchored the CBS Evening News in Katie Couric's absence. With Maggie Rodriguez on maternity leave, Hill has also been the primary female anchor on the Early Show in June 2010. Hill also anchored the CBS Evening News while Scott Pelley was in Afghanistan on October 4, 2011.

On November 30, 2010, Erica Hill was named co-anchor of CBS' "The Early Show"; the appointment is effective Jan. 3, 2011.

On November 15, 2011 CBS announced that Charlie Rose and Gayle King would join Hill as co-anchors of a new CBS News morning program launching January 9, 2012.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Erica Hill bio at CBSNews.com
• Erica Hill at the Internet Movie Database

Marysol Castro
Castro at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival
Born	(1976-09-29) September 29, 1976 (age 35) Bronx, New York City, New York, United States
Education	Wesleyan University Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Occupation	Meteorologist Journalist
Years active	2000–present

Marysol Castro (born September 29, 1976) is a television journalist and was weather anchor for the The Early Show on CBS in 2011. Prior to that, she was the weather and features correspondent for the weekend edition of Good Morning America on ABC from 2004 to 2010.

Early life and career[link]

Born to Puerto Rican parents in New York City,^[1] Castro was raised in the Bronx and attended Public School 83 and Intermediate School 181. She later attended Westtown School, a Quaker boarding school in Pennsylvania and graduated from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut with a Bachelors of Arts degree in 1996.^[2] She later obtained a Masters of Arts in journalism from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Prior to her career with ABC News, Castro was a general assignment reporter for WPIX in New York. She worked as a reporter for News 12, a local cable news network in the Bronx. She taught briefly at Poly Prep Country Day School in Brooklyn as an English teacher. In September 2010, Castro left GMA Weekend. On January 3, 2011, as part of a complete show overhaul, Castro became the weekday weather forecaster for The Early Show on CBS replacing Dave Price.^[3] On September 2, 2011, it was announced that she would be leaving her post as weather anchor efffective immediately.^[4]

Personal life[link]

Castro presently resides in Connecticut with her two sons, Liam and Gavin. She filed for divorce from husband Christopher Poole in 2011.^[5]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Marysol Castro on the Internet Movie Database

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Tabatha Coffey (born 17 May 1969) is an Australian hairstylist, salon owner, and television personality.^[2] Her participation as a contestant on the television show Shear Genius led to her own television show, Tabatha's Salon Takeover, which airs on the U.S. cable television network, Bravo, on FOXTEL's pay television network, Arena, and Network Ten in Australia.^[3]

Career[link]

Coffey, whose mother and brother were hairstylists, got her start in her hometown, where she started as an assistant in a local shop at the age of 14. A year later, she entered a four-year apprenticeship programme to learn more. Later, she moved to London to continue her training for the next three years.

Coffey opened her own salon, Industrie Hair Gurus in Ridgewood, New Jersey. She also styles clients at the Warren-Tricomi salon in West Hollywood. Her approach is transformative, creating a special look for each individual, unlike other stylists who specialize in a certain look. She also works as a platform artist for hair care product company, Joico International. She tours different countries 6-12 times a year doing hair shows for the company, both to showcase her talent and to train other aspiring hairdressers. “My favourite thing is to do work with other professionals and teaching,” she said in an interview. “I love giving and getting back from other professionals.”^[4]

In line with her stated intent to work and teach with other professionals, Tabatha recently sold her Ridgewood, NJ salon.

She has also been in beauty publications, as well as backstage in New York’s Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. She works regularly as an editorial stylist for top fashion and beauty publications, including Seventeen, Marie Claire, and Mademoiselle. She recently started a new show called "Tabatha Takes Over" where, in addition to making over hair salons, she also takes over coffee shops, amusement parks, and even dog grooming salons.

She wrote It's Not Really About the Hair: The Honest Truth About Life, Love, and the Business of Beauty, published in 2011.

Television[link]

Coffey was first introduced to American audiences when she became a contestant in the Bravo reality show Shear Genius. Having auditioned out of curiosity, she quickly earned a reputation for her outspokenness and intensity. She was a front-runner in the competition, winning most of the challenges during her stay, but she was eliminated in the sixth episode, along with her teammate for the day, Tyson. She has made no secret of her objections to Tyson's methods, thinking his ego got in the way of his work. The judges eliminated them for their poor teamwork. Coffey later won $10,000 as the show's Fan Favorite.

In 2008, Coffey was approached by Bravo to star in the reality series Tabatha's Salon Takeover in which she uses her hairdressing and business expertise and edgy style to assist salons that are in danger of closing. The show is currently in its fourth season. She has also appeared on Make Me a Supermodel Season 2, The Tyra Banks Show as a part of Banks's "Glam Squad," and The Biggest Loser along with Tim Gunn, giving makeovers to the show's contestants.

In 2011, Coffey was the host for the NAHA awards.

Personal life[link]

Coffey identifies as a lesbian and has been in relationship with her partner for more than a decade.^[5][6] She lives in Los Angeles.

Coffey, who lost her mother to cancer in 2010, works with Hackensack University Medical Center cutting wigs for children with cancer. This commitment resulted in a partnership beginning in 2011 with St. Baldrick's Foundation, a nonprofit organization that raises money for childhood cancer research by hosting worldwide head-shaving events.^[7]

External links[link]

• Official site
• BRAVO TV
• Tabatha Coffey on Twitter
• A Reality Check for Beauty Salons on the Edge of Failure, a television review by Anita Gates for The New York Times, 21 Aug 2008
• Inside Industrie Hair Gurus, Starcasm, 21 Nov 2009
• Tabatha Coffey Interview
• Industrie Hair Gurus, Manta business website

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