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Adriene Hill

Former Correspondent

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Adriene Hill is a former correspondent covering the business of entertainment.

Prior to joining Marketplace in 2010, she worked at WBEZ in Chicago, first as an intern, then as producer of the local show Eight Forty-Eight, then as news desk editor and reporter.

Adriene received numerous awards for her contribution to Inside & Out, a project she worked on at WBEZ. They include Associated Press Illinois – Best Investigative Series and Best Series/Documentary; Lisagor awards – Online Investigative Reporting and Public Affairs Programming; Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi – Public Service Award; RTDNA Murrow Awards – Best Continuing Coverage; and PRNDI National – Best Multi-Media Presentation, First Place Enterprise/Investigative, First Place Series.

Adriene is a graduate of Amherst College, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in political science and economics. She has a master’s degree in political science from Northwestern University. A native of Celo, N.C., Hill currently resides in Los Angeles, where the weather really is as good as people say it is. 

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Debt ceiling first responders

by Adriene Hill
Jul 26, 2011
Commodities traders feel the pinch of debt ceiling uncertainty.
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How to sell yourself, literally

by Adriene Hill
Jul 22, 2011
Looking to make a little extra cash? Reporter Adriene Hill shares what body parts and fluids people can sell legally in the U.S.
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Blood supply is running low

by Adriene Hill
Jul 18, 2011
Blood donation levels in May and June were at the lowest in a dozen years. Donations are usually provided by volunteers, but how much is blood actually worth?
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The hidden costs -- and benefits -- of clean air

by Adriene Hill
Jul 6, 2011
On the eve of new EPA regulations, a hard look at who wins and loses from clean air.
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Double the price of that Powerball

by Adriene Hill
Jun 30, 2011
In January, the price of a Powerball lottery ticket doubles from $1 to $2. Lottery officials expect higher jackpots and ticket sales.
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American Airlines' new boarding procedure has fans, foes

by Adriene Hill
Jun 27, 2011
No more back-to-front boarding; instead, "chaos at the gate," according to the union of flight attendants.
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The future is... fewer beaches

by Adriene Hill
Jun 16, 2011
Hawaii's famed beaches, like Waikiki, are washing away due to rising sea levels. And managing eroding beaches isn't going to be easy -- or cheap.
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Miracle-Gro in your pot

by Adriene Hill
Jun 14, 2011
Fertilizer producer Scotts eyes the huge, legal marijuana market.
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Stereotypes about older and younger workers overblown

by Adriene Hill
Jun 10, 2011
The combination of older, set-in-their-ways employees and fresh-faced, technologically forward bosses may be explosive. But one survey says that isn't the case.
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USDA: Corn stocks at near-historic lows

by Adriene Hill
Jun 9, 2011
And since corn is in everything from food to fuel, prices all over the world could rise.
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