Erin Billups Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Erin Billups is a journalist and national health reporter and television host for Ny1.

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Best Known For:The television program Exploring Your Health

Breakthrough:Earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University at Albany in 2004

10 Quick Facts About Erin Billups

Full Name: Erin Billups
Profession: Journalist and reporter
Known For: The television program Exploring Your Health
Current Role: National health reporter and television host
Current Employer: Ny1
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Female
Specialization: Journalist, Reporter, and TV Host
Beats: Health / Science and Politics / Government
Net Worth: $406,000-$5,796,000 (Estimated range)

Erin Billups Age

Erin Billups's exact age is not publicly confirmed.

Education

She attended University at Albany, State University of New York, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts.

University at Albany, State University of New York
- Qualification: Bachelor of Arts
- Period: 2000–2004

Career & Work

Erin Billups' career includes news and reporting roles with Spectrum News, a news outlet and Spectrum News / Time Warner Cable News.

Organization: Spectrum News

Role: National health reporter and host

Period: From 2013

Details: New York City, New York

Organization: Spectrum News / Time Warner Cable News

Role: Washington bureau reporter

Period: From July 2011 until move to health reporting

Organization: NY1

Role: Albany bureau reporter

Period: Until 2011

Details: Albany, New York · Covered state politics, including the transition from Governor David Paterson to Governor Andrew Cuomo and the passage of same-sex marriage legislation.

Organization: Time Warner Cable News

Role: Political reporter

Period: Before 2011

Details: Upstate New York · Reported on New York state government and the Capital Tonight political news program.

Organization: NY1

Role: Host of City Health Beat

Period: Two-year period

Details: New York City, New York · Hosted the station's weekly health program City Health Beat.

Organization: Time Warner Cable News

Role: Morning news reporter

Period: Early career

Details: Albany, New York · Worked as a morning reporter before advancing to statewide political reporting.

Rise to Fame

Erin Billups rose to prominence for her role on the television show Exploring Your Health.

Notable Works

Notable media work includes Exploring Your Health, City Health Beat, and Capital Tonight.

Television

TV Show: Exploring Your Health (Host and national health reporter, From 2020) — Spectrum News series explaining health science, medical research, health policy and personal wellness decisions
TV Show: City Health Beat (Host) — Weekly health-focused program on Spectrum News NY1
TV Show: Capital Tonight (Political reporter) — New York state political affairs reporting

Work: Spectrum News National Health Coverage (National health reporter, From 2013) — Reporting on medical research, healthcare access and public-health developments

Notable Coverage

Endometriosis diagnosis and screening – Spectrum News – 2026 – Reported on a potential diagnostic tool and the challenges women face when seeking an endometriosis diagnosis
New York City Abortion Access Hub – Spectrum News – 2026 – Reported on the city and state's expansion of abortion-access services
Affordable Care Act implementation – Spectrum News – Covered health policy and implementation of the Affordable Care Act
Healthcare treatment innovations – Spectrum News – Reported on advances in care for diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, heart disease and cancer
New York same-sex marriage legislation – NY1 – 2011 – Covered state government developments during the passage of New York's marriage equality legislation
United States Supreme Court healthcare and immigration cases – Spectrum News – Reported on Supreme Court arguments and federal policy during her Washington bureau assignment

Lesser Known Facts

Grew up in Hollis, Queens, New York.
Covered state politics before transitioning into national health journalism.
Was the first reporter based at her organization's Washington, D.C., bureau when it opened in 2011.